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author | Campbell Barton <ideasman42@gmail.com> | 2016-02-15 11:35:54 +0300 |
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committer | Campbell Barton <ideasman42@gmail.com> | 2016-02-15 11:35:54 +0300 |
commit | 41fb953fa0b54d0bb3127bb479833efb6281f178 (patch) | |
tree | ed2af7eaaa12d86d013f66c741bc20e452e4c376 /doc | |
parent | aa8fc57f1e7683e0490fad5dc2fc18bdba2cee5b (diff) |
Docs: update tip on using the systems Python
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-rw-r--r-- | doc/python_api/rst/info_tips_and_tricks.rst | 13 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/python_api/rst/info_tips_and_tricks.rst b/doc/python_api/rst/info_tips_and_tricks.rst index 82625268b63..e8928e07671 100644 --- a/doc/python_api/rst/info_tips_and_tricks.rst +++ b/doc/python_api/rst/info_tips_and_tricks.rst @@ -213,12 +213,21 @@ this has the disadvantage that any extensions you have installed in your systems There are 2 ways around this: -- remove Blender Python sub-directory, Blender will then fallback on the systems Python and use that instead +- Remove Blender Python sub-directory, Blender will then fallback on the systems Python and use that instead. + + Depending on your platform, + you may need to explicitly reference the location of your Python installation using the + ``PYTHONPATH`` environment variable, eg: + + .. code-block:: sh + + PYTHONPATH=/usr/lib/python3.5 ./blender + .. warning:: The Python version must match the one that Blender comes with. -- copy the extensions into Blender's Python sub-directory so Blender can access them, +- Copy or link the extensions into Blender's Python sub-directory so Blender can access them, you could also copy the entire Python installation into Blenders sub-directory, replacing the one Blender comes with. This works as long as the Python versions match and the paths are created in the same relative locations. |