Kivy Not Detecting File in Directory

Question

I\'ve been trying to build something with kivy, but whenever I try to load a different in a directory, it says that the program isn\'t found in the directory, when I\'m sure it\

Answer 1

Not a direct answer, but a possible work around:

from kivy.lang import Builder

Builder.load_file('./my_custom_file.kv')

Alternatively you can try loading the string manually and forget (delete) the kv file entirely.

from kivy.lang import Builder

Builder.load_string('''
<PongGame>:    
canvas:
    Rectangle:
        pos: self.center_x - 5, 0
        size: 10, self.height

Label:
    font_size: 70  
    center_x: root.width / 4
    top: root.top - 50
    text: "0"

Label:
    font_size: 70  
    center_x: root.width * 3 / 4
    top: root.top - 50
    text: "0"
''')

If you want to continue using the pong.kv file I also suggest renaming the main app class to PongApp. I am unsure if it has any effect but it's worth a shot.

Answer 2

Check the .kv filename. If you create the file in the IDE, it will make it 'filename.kv.py'.

Answer 3

Maybe because the name of your python class is pongGame and in the kv file it's called (Capital P versus lower p)

According to the python style guide the class should be with a Capital P.