PYTHONPATH=$:/mnt/sdcard//extras/pythonĮxport PYTHONHOME=/data/data//files/pythonĮxport LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/data/data//files/python/lib Now you can work on the device's shell from the PC and try to execute Python on it: PYTHONPATH=/data/data//files/python/lib/python2.6/lib-dynload Open up a terminal on your PC, have your Android device connected to it. You can verify the successfull installation either by starting SL4A and executing one of the Python example files or by starting Python on your device via adb shell: This will download and extract Python, most common Python modules and the SL4A API on the phone.Īfter the setup, Python should be ready to run on your device. Launch Python for Android on your device and press Install. Install Py4A on your Android phone either by opening the APK on your phone using a file explorer or by installing it from the PC via adb: adb install PythonForAndroid_r5.apk This will install Python executable, library and its most common modules on your Android device:ĭownload latest stable PythonForAndroid APK from Install SL4A on your Android phone either by opening the APK on your phone using a file explorer or by installing it from the PC via adb: adb install sl4a_r3.apk In order to access Android API, we suggest installing SL4A on the Android phone: $ make python This will automatically download and install latest stable SL4A and Python for Android on your phone. $ export ADB=~/android/android-sdk-linux_86/platform-tools/adb Please set ADB variable to your adb executable or make sure that adb executable is in your PATH.Ĭonnect your Android device to your PC. This can be done either by running our Makefile or manually: In order to run ROS on Android, you have to install Python for Android and for easy API access Scripting Layer for Android. By running the ROS nodes in the SL4A (Scripting Layer for Android) environment, one can access the most important Android functions and sensor datas without great effort. At the current stage only Python is supported, i.e.

This package allows creating ROS nodes for Android phones.

Currently supported ROS packages and Python modules.

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