Easy way to install scripts by common users

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antorix

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Oct 2, 2017, 4:56:21 AM10/2/17
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Hi. I see one big issue with QPython: it's very difficult for mainstream users to install and run scripts. Most regular users are just unable to do all this: download a zip file, unpack it, and copy the resulting folder into a required folder inside qpython. I keep thinking how I can solve this problem, but it seems I just can't do much. Any ideas? I see a number of options:

1) Installing the script from Google Play Market as some patch or extension for QPython.

2) Installing QPython with the script already embedded (among all those test scripts/projects).

3) Installing the script by scanning a bar code with QPython. It seems you already have something like this, but I tried on many Android devices, and I always get the error "Camera not support."

4) Installing the script from some repository (Qpypi?) with a terminal command. Maybe it works, but I don't know how I can submit my script to the repository.

The first two options would be the easiest. The 4th one is perhaps also too difficult for many users. What do you think of it? I really love your app, it helps me to write the code I need. But there are people who could also use it, and they can't. Finding an easy way to install scripts for common people would greatly increase QPython user base and unleash its true potential. I don't see any real technical hurdles for this. Until then, developers just have to code for themselves.

River Yan

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Nov 13, 2017, 10:19:44 AM11/13/17
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Good feedback, thanks very much.
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