easy Python Script

Coding Python Support
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Hi,

i want to try some basic Python scripting. I tried an example from the official Python API for Blender 2.28a:

from Blender import Camera, Object, Scene
c = Camera.New(‘ortho’). # create new ortho camera data
c.lens = 35.0 # set lens value
cur = Scene.getCurrent(). # get current scene
ob = Object.New(‘Camera’). # make camera object
ob.link©. # link camera data with this object
cur.link(ob). # link object into scene
cur.setCurrentCamera(ob). # make this camera the active";

It is on this address: http://www.blender.org/modules/documentation/228PythonDoc/Camera-module.html

But it does not work. I have Python 2.2.2 and Blender 2.28a.

It says:
c = Camera.New(‘ortho’). # create new ortho camera data
Invalid Syntax and Attribute error: unknown specified object.

btw: Are Plugins for Blender written in Python, too?

2

Ummm

There shouldn’t be any periods at the ends of the lines of code.

Try:

from Blender import Camera, Object, Scene
c = Camera.New(‘ortho’) # create new ortho camera data
c.lens = 35.0 # set lens value
cur = Scene.getCurrent() # get current scene
ob = Object.New(‘Camera’) # make camera object
ob.link© # link camera data with this object
cur.link(ob) # link object into scene
cur.setCurrentCamera(ob) # make this camera the active";

The Plug-in system uses the C programming language.
You can find out more at:

http://www-users.cs.umn.edu/~mein/blender/plugins/

3

yeah works, cool :stuck_out_tongue:

4

whew! this did work and has gotten me started with the Python - Blender combo. since i’ve programmed in other languages im sure that what i want to do is probably feasible here, but the first steps in new language are the hardest. Thank you!!

5

when you post code, please use the

tags, it preserves tabs and spaces correctly and makes it obvious what is code and what is not.

Martin

6

Try out the spe editor (unless you have Linux and you use the prebuilt binaries from blender.org), see http://spe.pycs.net See Documentation>installation for getting it started.
Ciao,
Stani