bpy.selection is not working as expected #39297

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Dani Epstein · 2014-03-20T20:48:02+01:00

Dani Epstein commented

2014-03-20 20:48:02 +01:00

System Information
Ubuntu 13.10 GTX460

Blender Version
2.70 Hash: aee3018

Short description of error
when part of a script, bpy.selection returns the last item selected in the 3D view, rather than whatever the script might have selected

Exact steps for others to reproduce the error

start blender from the console
load the attached file
run the script

Line 8 will print 'flask', indicating that the flask was selected by the script which is not the case

Yet when typing bpy.selection into the console, the list of spheres is returned which is the expected behaviour

test_boolean_bug.blend

**System Information** Ubuntu 13.10 GTX460 **Blender Version** 2.70 Hash: aee3018 **Short description of error** when part of a script, bpy.selection returns the last item selected in the 3D view, rather than whatever the script might have selected **Exact steps for others to reproduce the error** 1) start blender from the console 2) load the attached file 3) run the script Line 8 will print 'flask', indicating that the flask was selected by the script which is not the case Yet when typing bpy.selection into the console, the list of spheres is returned which is the expected behaviour [test_boolean_bug.blend](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F81970/test_boolean_bug.blend)

Dani Epstein commented

2014-03-20 20:48:02 +01:00

Changed status to: 'Open'

Dani Epstein commented

2014-03-20 20:48:02 +01:00

Added subscriber: @DaniEpstein

Bastien Montagne commented

2014-03-20 21:03:11 +01:00

Added subscriber: @mont29

Bastien Montagne commented

2014-03-20 21:03:11 +01:00

Where from hell does this bpy.selection comes from???? I never saw that in the API, so if it has ever been there, it has been removed since ages!!!

Btw, your script fails when trying to use it, quite obviously…

Where from hell does this `bpy.selection` comes from???? I never saw that in the API, so if it has ever been there, it has been removed since ages!!! Btw, your script fails when trying to use it, quite obviously…

Allan commented

2014-03-20 21:44:42 +01:00

Added subscriber: @ParticleXY

Allan commented

2014-03-20 21:44:42 +01:00

bpy.selection is part of curve tools, not the Blender API

https://svn.blender.org/svnroot/bf-extensions/contrib/py/scripts/addons/curve_tools.py

bpy.selection is part of curve tools, not the Blender API https://svn.blender.org/svnroot/bf-extensions/contrib/py/scripts/addons/curve_tools.py

Dani Epstein commented

2014-03-20 21:47:02 +01:00

Mystery solved. Thanks for that!

Bastien Montagne commented

2014-03-20 22:07:24 +01:00

Changed status from 'Open' to: 'Archived'

Bastien Montagne closed this issue

2014-03-20 22:07:24 +01:00

Bastien Montagne self-assigned this 2014-03-20 22:07:24 +01:00

Bastien Montagne commented

2014-03-20 22:07:24 +01:00

Ouch… Very bad practice, to add random attributes to root of an API module!!!

Anyway, this is an addon, and not even distributed with Blender releases, since it is in contribs! We do not handle bugs of such tools in our official tracker. :)

Ouch… **Very** bad practice, to add random attributes to root of an API module!!! Anyway, this is an addon, and not even distributed with Blender releases, since it is in contribs! We do not handle bugs of such tools in our official tracker. :)

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bpy.selection is not working as expected #39297