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Can you add a light source in blender using python

Alright, I'm totally new to Blender and am just looking for some good tutorials on how to use python to control it. I want to be able to add/remove/edit light sources via python methods... can this be done? Thanks for any advice.

Solution

  • Blender 2.80 broke the old API, most steps changed. Updated code below.

    import bpy

# create light datablock, set attributes
light_data = bpy.data.lights.new(name="light_2.80", type='POINT')
light_data.energy = 30

# create new object with our light datablock
light_object = bpy.data.objects.new(name="light_2.80", object_data=light_data)

# link light object
bpy.context.collection.objects.link(light_object)

# make it active 
bpy.context.view_layer.objects.active = light_object

#change location
light_object.location = (5, 5, 5)

# update scene, if needed
dg = bpy.context.evaluated_depsgraph_get() 
dg.update()