This tutorial is designed to help technical artists or developers learn to extend Blender. An understanding of the basics of Python is expected for those working through this tutorial.

The Blender Python API can't create Blender data that exists outside the main Blender database (accessed through :mod:`bpy.data`), because this data is managed by Blender (save, load, undo, append, ...

Learn how to use Python to create dynamic and interactive animations for Blender in six steps. This article covers the basics of Python syntax, logic, and the Blender Python API.