> the issue is slow startup time due to module imports being dynamic and slow yes that is still the case e.g with kivy based apps (and apk size too, as you nee

> the issue is slow startup time due to module imports being dynamic and slow yes that is still the case e.g with kivy based apps (and apk size too, as you need to ship the entire stack). but such issues could be helped if python was to be promoted to "first class citizen". apparently, at least on the android side, the possibility was considered and rejected early on in any case, whether python or something else, what is missing is easy programmability on mobile. current devices feel more suffocating than Microsoft Windows desktops ever were. you can also see it in the open source app collections in f-droid which I would say is on the underwhelming side.