Python on tvOS README

This document provides a quick overview of some tvOS specific features in the Python distribution.

Python on tvOS is largely the same as Python on iOS; most of the instructions in the iOS README can be used for tvOS builds, substituting:

• tvOS as the identifier for Platforms/Apple invocations; e.g.,

  • python Platforms/Apple build tvOS
  • python Platforms/Apple ci tvOS
  • python Platforms/Apple test tvOS

• tvOS resources are stored in the Platforms/Apple/tvOS/Resources directory.

• The tvOS SDK version is controlled with the TVOS_SDK_VERSION environment variable.

• The minimum supported tvOS SDK version is controlled with the TVOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET environment variable.

• When referencing platforms, the tvOS compiler triples are:

  • arm64-apple-tvos for AppleTV devices
  • arm64-apple-tvos-simulator for AppleTV simulators on ARM64 hardware
  • x86_64-apple-tvos-simulator for AppleTV simulators on x86-64 hardware

• The tvOS testbed Xcode template project is stored in Platforms/Apple/testbed/tvOSTestbed.

• platform.ios_ver() will return tvOS-relevant version information.