how to add "unlink" operator ?

[blendx]

properties_material.py (Material Properties) & space_image.py (UV/Image editor) not have unlink operator like space_text.py (text editor)… how to add unlink operator for Material Properties & UV/Image editor ?

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[CoDEmanX]

In UI, an unlink-button is available although there isn’t an unlink-operator. Unlinking materials can be problematic, you can do:

bpy.data.materials.remove(mat)

but you need to users_clear() that material before. But this can make blender crash afterwards, you actually need to remove all references to this material before clearing users.

maybe ask the devs why the unlink-button isn’t an operator.

[blendx]

@CoDEmanX

In UI, an unlink-button is available although there isn’t an unlink-operator. Unlinking materials can be problematic, you can do:

bpy.data.materials.remove(mat)

but you need to users_clear() that material before. But this can make blender crash afterwards, you actually need to remove all references to this material before clearing users.

thanks for replied.

maybe ask the devs why the unlink-button isn’t an operator.

oke,