Error message about python2

[noembryo]

Trying to compile an apk using buildozer 0.39. I get a strange error:

# Run '/usr/bin/python -m pythonforandroid.toolchain create --dist_name=XXXXXX --bootstrap=sdl2 --requirements=python2,kivy,sqlite3,requests,feedparser,html2bbcode --arch armeabi-v7a --copy-libs --color=always --storage-dir="/home/kivy/4Build/XXXXXX/.buildozer/android/platform/build" --ndk-api=21'
# Cwd /home/kivy/4Build/XXXXXX/.buildozer/android/platform/python-for-android
[ERROR]:   Build failed: python-for-android no longer supports running under Python 2. Either upgrade to Python 3.4 or higher (recommended), or revert to python-for-android 2019.07.08. Note that you *can* still target Python 2 on Android by including python2 in your requirements.

The command I use includes the python2 requirement, but python-for-android says its not...

• Python: 2.7.15+
• OS: Ubuntu 18.04 VM

[inclement]

You are running buildozer/p4a using python2. Uninstall buildozer, install it with python3, and run again.

[noembryo]

I did that and did not work also..
So I converted the project to Python 3 and buildozer worked OK.
Thanks for your time.. :o)

[noembryo]

BTW the VM I found here works OK, but is there another one (more official or newer) somewhere else?

[AndreMiras]

@noembryo we're still experimenting building with docker.
There's a docker image here https://hub.docker.com/r/kivy/buildozer if you want to play with. But the process is still undocumented

[noembryo]

Hm, never used docker before..
Maybe I'll try it in the future (yet another thing to learn ;o)
Thanks

[AndreMiras]

There're definitely things to improve in the process and also we need to document it