Blender Python scripting for lazy 3D artists, or how I stopped worrying and started automating...

I've watched many beginner python tutorials that show you how to create an addon in Blender, don't do that!

You won't learn anything fundamental, you are just going to waste your time, copying code without understanding it, and frustrate yourself. Addons are very combursome as they need to integrate with Blender's UI and internal logic.

It's best to learn to create simple scripts in the text editor like I'm showing you here first, it's way more fun and challenging than using a template or copying code from someone to create a UI panel with a button that does nothing interesting. Simple scripts will give you more knowledge, just experiment and take it slow!

If you have an addon idea try to make a prototype in a simple script like I showed you in this video, when that's working well enough only then should you worry about how to create a UI and pack it into an addon ;)

Best way to learn python is to read some of this:

https://www.w3schools.com/python/
(Learn and practice all the tutorials up until Functions)

To get help with scripting in Blender:
https://discordapp.com/invite/blender
https://blender.stackexchange.com/

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https://linktr.ee/globglob3d

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