I want to install a python package from source on android. Is this possible? I tried in the console to run the py install files, but distutils (.core, ccompiler) isn't being found. Is it possible to still install them?
installing python packages on android
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If you're using ASE (Android Scripting Environment), and the package you want to install is pure-python (that is, no C compiled libraries), you can simply copy the package's directory manually onto the sdcard, to /sdcard/ase/extras/python (as specified on the ASE FAQ).
Android does not ship with a Python interpreter, nor does it ship with
gcc
or other compilers. You will need to get an ARM binary from somewhere or cross-compile one yourself. (BTW, I'm assuming ARM, but substitute in whatever architecture you happen to be running).