Building Python for Android, iOS, macOS, Linux, and Windows

This repository contains build scripts and GitHub Actions workflows for building Python 3.14 for multiple platforms:

• Android: All ABIs (arm64-v8a, x86_64)
• Darwin: iOS and macOS
• Linux: x86_64 and aarch64
• Windows: amd64

Builds are automated using GitHub Actions. The workflow is triggered on:

• Pushes to branches matching python-3.* or main
• Pull requests to branches matching python-3.* or main
• Manual workflow dispatch

Build artifacts are automatically uploaded for each platform and can be downloaded from:

• GitHub Actions workflow runs (for development builds)
• GitHub Releases (for tagged releases)

To create a release:

1. Tag a commit with the version format: v3.14 (matching PYTHON_VERSION_SHORT)
2. Push the tag to GitHub
3. GitHub Actions will automatically build all platforms and create a release with artifacts

• Uses Android NDK r27
• Builds all standard ABIs
• Creates packages for mobile-forge and Flutter/Dart

• Uses BeeWare's Python-Apple-support
• Builds both iOS and macOS frameworks
• Packages for Flutter/Dart integration

• Uses python-build-standalone from Astral
• Builds for x86_64 and aarch64 architectures
• Creates stripped install-only packages

• Downloads official Python installer
• Creates custom distribution for Flutter/Dart
• Compiles Python bytecode for distribution

This repository previously used AppVeyor for CI/CD. The migration to GitHub Actions provides:

• Better integration with GitHub
• Faster build times
• More flexible workflow configuration
• Native support for all platforms