Exppython:

- Fixed a problem with control of the global Python dictionary persistence:
    Blender.ReleaseGlobalDict(bool) should now work fine.
- Trying to fix the sigsegv crashes on Windows:
    They happen when we try to "print" our objects, like Lamps or Cameras.
    Following advice from the Python Embedding doc, removed the tp_print
    method from Camera and also improved its tp_repr one, that will be used
    as print, repr() and str() for Cameras.  If this test works all other objs
    will be updated accordingly.

source/blender/python/BPY_interface.c

@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ void BPY_start_python(void)
 
   init_syspath();
 
-  return; /* We could take away all these return; ... */
+  return;
 }
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
@@ -181,11 +181,7 @@ void init_syspath(void)
   else
     printf ("Warning: could not determine argv[0] path\n");
 
-	if (U.pythondir) { /* XXX not working, U.pythondir is NULL here ?!?*/
-					/* maybe it wasn't defined yet at this point in start-up ...*/
-					/* Update: definitely that is the reason. We need to start python
-					 * after U.pythondir is defined (better after the other U.xxxx are
-					 * too. */
+  if (U.pythondir) {
     p = Py_BuildValue("s", U.pythondir);
     syspath_append(p);  /* append to module search path */
   }
@@ -323,6 +319,7 @@ void BPY_Err_Handle(Text *text)
 struct _object *BPY_txt_do_python(struct SpaceText* st)
 {
   PyObject *dict, *ret;
+  PyObject *main_dict = PyModule_GetDict(PyImport_AddModule("__main__"));
 
   //printf ("\nIn BPY_txt_do_python\n");
 
@@ -332,7 +329,7 @@ struct _object *BPY_txt_do_python(struct SpaceText* st)
  * the script with a clean global dictionary or should keep the current one,
  * possibly already "polluted" by other calls to the Python Interpreter.
  * The default is to use a clean one.  To change this the script writer must
- * call Blender.releaseGlobalDict(bool), with bool == 0, in the script */
+ * call Blender.ReleaseGlobalDict(bool), with bool == 0, in the script. */
 
   if (EXPP_releaseGlobalDict) {
     printf("Using a clean Global Dictionary.\n");
@@ -340,7 +337,7 @@ struct _object *BPY_txt_do_python(struct SpaceText* st)
     dict = CreateGlobalDictionary();
   }
   else
-    dict = PyModule_GetDict(PyImport_AddModule("__main__"));
+    dict = main_dict; /* must be careful not to free the main_dict */
 
   clearScriptLinks ();
 
@@ -348,7 +345,8 @@ struct _object *BPY_txt_do_python(struct SpaceText* st)
 
   if (!ret) { /* Failed execution of the script */
 
-    if (EXPP_releaseGlobalDict) ReleaseGlobalDictionary(dict);
+    if (EXPP_releaseGlobalDict && (dict != main_dict))
+      ReleaseGlobalDictionary(dict);
 
     BPY_Err_Handle(st->text);
     BPY_end_python();
@@ -359,22 +357,33 @@ struct _object *BPY_txt_do_python(struct SpaceText* st)
 
   else Py_DECREF (ret);
 
-/* From the old BPY_main.c:
- * 'The following lines clear the global name space of the python
- *  interpreter. This is desired to release objects after execution
- *  of a script (remember that each wrapper object increments the refcount
- *  of the Blender Object. 
- *  Exception: scripts that use the GUI rely on the
- *  persistent global namespace, so they need a workaround: The namespace
- *  is released when the GUI is exit.'
+/* Scripts that use the GUI rely on the persistent global namespace, so
+ * they need a workaround: The namespace is released when the GUI is exit.'
  * See api2_2x/Draw.c: Method_Register() */
 
+/* Block below: The global dict should only be released if:
+ * - a script didn't defined it to be persistent and
+ * - Draw.Register() is not in use (no GUI) and
+ * - it is not the real __main__ dict (if it is, restart to clean it) */
+
   if (EXPP_releaseGlobalDict) {
-    if (st->flags & ST_CLEAR_NAMESPACE) {
-      ReleaseGlobalDictionary(dict);
-      /*garbage_collect(&G.main); Unfinished in the previous implementation */ 
+    if (st->flags & ST_CLEAR_NAMESPACE) { /* False if the GUI is in use */
+
+      if (dict != main_dict) ReleaseGlobalDictionary(dict);
+
+      else {
+        BPY_end_python(); /* restart to get a fresh __main__ dict */
+        BPY_start_python();
+      }
+
     }
   }
+  else if (dict != main_dict) PyDict_Update (main_dict, dict);
+
+/* Line above: if it should be kept and it's not already the __main__ dict,
+ * merge it into the __main__ one.  This happens when to release is the
+ * current behavior and the script changes that with
+ * Blender.ReleaseGlobalDict(0). */
 
 /* Edited from old BPY_main.c:
  * 'The return value is the global namespace dictionary of the script

source/blender/python/api2_2x/Camera.c

@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ PyTypeObject Camera_Type =
   0,                             /* tp_itemsize */
   /* methods */
   (destructor)Camera_dealloc,    /* tp_dealloc */
-  (printfunc)Camera_print,       /* tp_print */
+//  (printfunc)Camera_print,       /* tp_print */
+  0,                             /* tp_print */
 	(getattrfunc)Camera_getAttr,   /* tp_getattr */
   (setattrfunc)Camera_setAttr,   /* tp_setattr */
   (cmpfunc)Camera_compare,       /* tp_compare */
@@ -582,14 +583,14 @@ static int Camera_compare (BPy_Camera *a, BPy_Camera *b)
   Camera *pa = a->camera, *pb = b->camera;
   return (pa == pb) ? 0:-1;
 }
-
+/*
 static int Camera_print(BPy_Camera *self, FILE *fp, int flags)
 { 
   fprintf(fp, "[Camera \"%s\"]", self->camera->id.name+2);
   return 0;
 }
-
+*/
 static PyObject *Camera_repr (BPy_Camera *self)
 {
-  return PyString_FromString(self->camera->id.name+2);
+  return PyString_FromFormat("[Camera \"%s\"]", self->camera->id.name+2);
 }

source/blender/python/api2_2x/Camera.h

@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ static PyMethodDef BPy_Camera_methods[] = {
 /* Python Camera_Type callback function prototypes:                          */
 /*****************************************************************************/
 static void Camera_dealloc (BPy_Camera *self);
-static int Camera_print (BPy_Camera *self, FILE *fp, int flags);
+//static int Camera_print (BPy_Camera *self, FILE *fp, int flags);
 static int Camera_setAttr (BPy_Camera *self, char *name, PyObject *v);
 static int Camera_compare (BPy_Camera *a, BPy_Camera *b);
 static PyObject *Camera_getAttr (BPy_Camera *self, char *name);

source/blender/python/api2_2x/Material.c

@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ static PyObject *M_Material_New(PyObject *self, PyObject *args,
     return (EXPP_ReturnPyObjError (PyExc_RuntimeError,
                             "couldn't create Material Data in Blender"));
 
+  blmat->id.us = 0; /* was incref'ed by add_material() above */
+
   if (pymat == NULL)
     return (EXPP_ReturnPyObjError (PyExc_MemoryError,
                             "couldn't create Material Data object"));

source/blender/python/api2_2x/doc/Blender.py

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Blender Python
  Submodules:
  -----------
 
+  - L{Material}
   - L{Camera}
   - L{Lamp}
   - L{BGL}