[Bf-python] Adding a new way to deal with libraries

[Martin Poirier]

--- Campbell Barton <cbarton at metavr.com> wrote:

> For now Ill assume "bpy" is acceptable and move
> on... we can of course 
> change, as with any part of the new API parts.
> 
> next step is to deciede how library data could be
> delt with.
> 
> Id like to replace Blender.Library with somthing a
> bit less messy.
>   Im not sure they fit into the libdata
> iterator-like way of working
> 
> heres an example of how it might work..
> ob =
>
bpy.libraries['//mylib.blend'].objects.link("somedata")
> 
> # '//mylib.blend' - could be a new or used lib, if
> its new it would be 
> added to bpy.libraries

For library access, I strong recommend moving away
from the Open->Load->Close scheme that is/was used in
Blender.Library. Using atomic operations (which seems
to be what you are suggesting) solves a lot of
potential problems (lib loading in Blender is a bit
magic/messy).

Martin


 
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