from jnius import autoclass

from kivy.logger import Logger

PythonActivity = autoclass("org.kivy.android.PythonActivity").mActivity

Context = autoclass('android.content.Context')

ContextCompat = autoclass('android.support.v4.content.ContextCompat')

​

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def check_permission(permission, activity=PythonActivity):

permission_status = ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(activity, permission)

Logger.info(permission_status)

permission_granted = 0 == permission_status

Logger.info("Permission Status: {}".format(permission_granted))

return permission_granted

​

def ask_permission(permission, activity=PythonActivity):

PythonActivity.requestPermissions([permission])

​

Then in main:

import Dependencies.Permissions as Permissions

def build(self):

self.permission_granted = Permissions.check_permission("android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE")

if(self.permission_granted != True):

Permissions.ask_permission("android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE")

else:

# do nothing, permission already granted

return buildKV