Pythonista available for Apple Carplay?

[kami83]

Hi,

is it possible to get Pythonista available for Apple Carplay in my car?
It would be nice to make screen and functions for this.

BR kami

[mmccthomas]

I think the answer is a definite NO.
Enabling CarPlay is quite strictly regulated by Apple for safety reasons.
The developer has to apply to Apple for an authorisation token and provide justification.
CarPlay enabled apps have to be in one of several specific categories: Audio, Navigation, Messaging etc.
A General purpose Python programming app would not comply!

I figure that the best you could do for a car-related app would be to use a speech output from a script and cast it via Bluetooth to the car audio system (not via CarPlay though)
Chris

[mmccthomas]

And Google Gemini confirms:
It's highly unlikely that Pythonista could directly include support for Apple CarPlay functionality.
There are significant technical and policy barriers that make this difficult or impossible:
• Apple CarPlay Entitlements: Developing an app for CarPlay requires a special entitlement from Apple. This is a strict approval process reserved for specific, safety-focused app categories (like Audio, Messaging, Navigation, etc.) that adhere to strict Human Interface Guidelines for minimal driver distraction. Pythonista, as a general-purpose code editor and execution environment, doesn't fall into an approved category.
• iOS App Design Constraints: CarPlay apps must use pre-designed templates provided by Apple's CarPlay framework (CPTemplate). You cannot create a custom, free-form interface like those you build using the ui module within Pythonista.
• Code Execution Environment: Pythonista is an app where users can write and run arbitrary Python scripts on the device. Apple's App Store Review Guidelines generally restrict apps that allow the download or execution of dynamic, arbitrary code due to security concerns, which is why Pythonista operates within its own restricted environment. Extending this to a safety-critical platform like CarPlay would almost certainly be prohibited.
While Pythonista offers great integration with other iOS features like Shortcuts and the system-wide keyboard, direct integration with the CarPlay user interface is a much more tightly controlled area by Apple.

[kami83]

Hi, thanks a lot for the answer. I think you are right. No chance for Carplay :)
BR kami