QPython by default runs your programs from the root directory which is not writable by non-root users. If you check the ftp utility (under About menu) you will find the name of the directory that is writable by QPython. On my HTC it is:

/storage/emulated/0/com.hipipal.qpyplus

So you need to do something along the lines of:

RootPath='/storage/emulated/0/com.hipipal.qpyplus'
...
import os
f = open(file, os.path.join(RootPath,'a'))
...

Example of a similar problem with QPython and SQLite3

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August 18, 2020 - I don't think there's any way you could run Python on the phone without having the language installed, no. You might be able to set things up so that someone could edit the file, and save changes locally, but that wouldn't be very useful if they couldn't then run it :-( giles | 12916 posts | PythonAnywhere staff | Aug. 18, 2020, 2:11 p.m. | permalink · ok cool, people seem to mention 'Kivy' as the way to do both Python and Android phone apps at the same time, so I guess I'll check that out
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Why can't I create a file on android using python - Stack Overflow
I can't run my python program on my android device using qpython3. The first step in he program is to create a text file to save data to it. But I get an I/O error (file system read only) This is the function used to create / or be sure that the file exists easily. def filecreate(file): # creates the text file f = open... More on stackoverflow.com
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This one embed directly the Python interpretter in your app apk. ... You can run your Python code using sl4a. sl4a supports Python, Perl, JRuby, Lua, BeanShell, JavaScript, Tcl, and shell script. You can learn sl4a Python Examples. ... It's an open source project with both Python 2 and Python 3 implementations. You can download the source and the Android .apk files ... More on stackoverflow.com
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Is it possible to run python scripts from my Android phone?
Termux is a fairly popular terminal emulator, but for your question specifically there are two alternatives; PyDroid 3 and QPython. The former is more polished, but the latter has built-in support for SL4A if you want to make use of device-specific features like cameras. Both can be used to both write and execute Python scripts. More on reddit.com
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1 file handling in kivy · 1 Getting IOError trying to open file through Kivy · 0 Kivy app won't launch on android phone · 1 Open .txt file from same directory fails to find the file (FileNotFoundError) - python/kivy · 1 Running a kivy program on Android ·
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python can open android file if path is good and you're running your script locally... if you run your script in sololearn app, you cannot open local files, as script are executed on sololearn server ^^
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June 5, 2022 - Finally, press “F5” to open a new window and paste the file’s path in it. Next, select any python file with the.py extension. You can also select notepad++ or another similar application. If the default notepad does not work, then download notepad++. You can use this app to open a Python file on your Android phone.
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I don't think you can access your filesystem through sololearn. You can use some other IDE like Pydroid https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.iiec.pydroid3 ... You need to put "//" double slash instead of single / slash. Like open("storage//emulated//0//Downloads//mytextfile.txt") ... I'm doing java and python but evrebody is saying that nobody uses python is thst true sould I switch language
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January 26, 2025 - In Pydroid 3 1. Open Pydroid 3 and create a new Python file. Write your code, for example: ... Click the run button to execute the script. To access Android-specific features from Python, you can use libraries like kivy and beeware.
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May 14, 2021 - This gives you a shell where you can type Python commands directly and have them run instantly. As soon as you press return, whatever statement you used will run. But go to File > New File and you will be able to create a new .py file!
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I am wondering if it is possible to run a python script from a mobile phone. Is there an app that simulates something like a bash terminal window? And since my phone is almost always up and running, would it be possible to use it as a remote server (think DigitalOcean's droplet) with scheduled jobs (cron)? Ideally, I could create (edit, test) my scripts on my Linux machine and then run them from my mobile.

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January 8, 2026 - QPython is another Python IDE for Android that allows you to write and run Python code on your device. To use QPython first Install QPython from the Google Play Store. After installing Open QPython and create a new Python file.
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Add code to your app to extract the assets to the filesystem. Add code to your app to start Python in embedded mode. This will need to be C code called via JNI. Python packages can be built for Android as wheels and released on PyPI.
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2 weeks ago - In mobile device with android version 10 & lower app automatically search & list files of desired file extension from mobile device. In mobile device with Android 11 & above use the add files button to select Python file. User can open Converted ...
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Title. Sometimes I need to look up python files on my android tablet, I don't need editing but syntax hilighting and if possible find definition, reference would be useful.

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Use QPython3 which is designed for Android, it allows you to run python3 script on your android device. You should choose the best approach depending on your needs and experience level.
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March 28, 2019 - Although Android’s primary programming language is Java, there is no known port of Jython to the platform. Android support in BeeWare is achieved using VOC, a tool that compiles Python source code to Java class files. This allows Python code to be executed as a native binary on the JVM.
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June 8, 2023 - Chaquopy: This is a plugin for Android Studio that allows you to run Python code within an Android app. You can call Python code from Java and Java code from Python. You an also watch tutorials on Education Ecosystem, they are free and you can even download project resources/source files.
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May 22, 2024 - ... To get started with Kivy, you can refer to the advanced testing techniques section of our documentation. SL4A provides a port of Python and other scripting languages to Android.
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Filter files by name, interpreter, ABI, and platform. If you're not sure about the file name format, learn more about wheel file names. ... Details for the file python-for-android-2024.1.21.tar.gz.
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