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diff --git a/doc/python_api/rst/info_tips_and_tricks.rst b/doc/python_api/rst/info_tips_and_tricks.rst index f4e68a4516c..3ce2cfd48ad 100644 --- a/doc/python_api/rst/info_tips_and_tricks.rst +++ b/doc/python_api/rst/info_tips_and_tricks.rst @@ -100,6 +100,22 @@ While this is not best practice - for testing you can extend the search path, th Don't Use Blender! ================== +While developing your own scripts blenders interface can get in the way, manually reloading, running the scripts, opening file import etc is just overhead. + +For scripts that are not interactive it can end up being easier not to use blender at all and run blender from a terminal, without opening a window and execute the script on the command line. + +.. code-block:: + + blender --backgruond --python myscript.py + + +You might want to run this with a blend file too. + +.. code-block:: + + blender myscene.blend --backgruond --python myscript.py + + Use External Tools ================== |