Python on visionOS README

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

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

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

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

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

• The visionOS SDK version is controlled with the XROS_SDK_VERSION environment variable.

• The minimum supported visionOS SDK version is controlled with the XROS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET environment variable.

• When referencing platforms, the visionOS compiler triples are:

  • arm64-apple-xros for Apple Vision devices
  • arm64-apple-xros-simulator for Apple Vision simulators

• The visionOS testbed Xcode template project is stored in Platforms/Apple/testbed/visionOSTestbed.

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