"Python script error; Check consol." WTH?!?!

Hey ho,

Ive been trying to follow a couple of tutorials that intoduce the tree making script. It’s the first time i have ever tried to use python.

I have looked at a couple of tutorials, particuarly this one;
http://www.blenderguru.com/how-to-create-stunning-trees/
However, as soon as i try to do anything with Python i get an error message;
“Python script error; Check consol.”

I have no idea why it says this,

I’m running Blender v.2.46 on a Macbook Pro.

Any idea why it wont let me use the pyton script?

Thanks as always.

-Ted

The two main thing for you to look at are:-

When you run Blender from a console does it say it found Python?

Which version of Python do you have installed (The script may only work with later versions).

Posting the console error message would help in diagnosing the problem.

Y’mean like an Xbox 360?

I dont know, how do i find out?

the only error message got was the one in the title.

I don’t know. What is an Xbox 360 and how is that relevant here?

I don’t know, I don’t have a mac. Does this help?

When you run Blender in a console or terminal it prints output such as this. This is the console it is referring to and this is where the error message is printed:-


If i install the most recent version of blender, will it install the new version of python automatically?

will i have to delete the old version?

No, you have to install Python separately. You can run more than one version of Blender though, and you can have more than one version of Python.

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight!

so is it possible that i simply don’t have python? i mean, as far as i remember, i never installed it when i first downloaded Blender.

:spin:

That is possible. I don’t use a mac but as far as I know it does have Python installed by default, though it is also possible you have the wrong version of Python for the Blender version you are using. It is also possible the script you are using does not work with the Python version you have installed. If it is a recent script it is possible it does not work with Blender 2.46.

Post which mac OSX you are using, which Python version you have installed(if any) and a link to the tree making script. Maybe someone who runs a mac will be able to advise you better.

EDIT - Have a look at this, maybe it will help:-