Make addon wth multi script files

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i try to find the best and simple way to make addon with multi script files, but i cant find some good help about it…
i try to make the init file and from there to import the other files but i get an error that he cannot import it, what i do wrong and how to do that in the right way? and why i cant find some good tut about it?
thx!

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In this directory blender\2.83\scripts\addons\operator_simple you will put two files needed.

  1. __init__.py
  2. show_objects.py

The __init__.py file contains this:

bl_info = {
    "name": "Simple Operator",
    "author": "Your Name Here",
    "version": (1, 0),
    "blender": (2, 80, 0),
    "location": "View3D > Simple Operator",
    "description": "Only a simple operator",
    "warning": "",
    "doc_url": "",
    "category": "3D View"
}

import bpy
from . import show_objects

class SimpleOperator(bpy.types.Operator):
    """Tooltip"""
    bl_idname = "object.simple_operator"
    bl_label = "Simple Object Operator"

    @classmethod
    def poll(cls, context):
        return context.active_object is not None

    def execute(self, context):
        show_objects.main(context)
        return {'FINISHED'}

def register():
    bpy.utils.register_class(SimpleOperator)

def unregister():
    bpy.utils.unregister_class(SimpleOperator)

The show_objects.py file contains this:

import bpy
def main(context):
    for ob in context.scene.objects:
        print(ob)

The only important thing to note here is that __init__.py is a special filename that Python can understand. It means that now all of your filesystem directory becomes is a Python module. Otherwise Python can’t understand simple things like importing a file from a full path (as it works in C for example). Python wants modules only.

Another important thing, in these two scripts is this the most essential line from . import show_objects and it means that from this directory import the show_objects file and use the main function. There is also another way to import things, and avoid typing show_objects.this and show_objects.that all of the time. It is done like this from .show_objects import * and then you simply do not use the name of the module.

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thx, sorry of the noob question, but its still not work, i copy waht you write and its still give me the same error, i also try to add the registery part (but i dont sure that i put the right thing there) and i try to write the execute in a class but it also not work, should i do something else in the code to make it work? or it should work as is?

4

Hi,
You should look at this link. It’s a tutorial explaning how to create multifiles addon.

5

@gilad.r.f
I have simplified the explanation further so is easy to understand. If something goes wrong just open the console and post a screenshot.