import mathutils from math import radians vec = mathutils.Vector((1.0, 2.0, 3.0)) mat_rot = mathutils.Matrix.Rotation(radians(90.0), 4, 'X') mat_trans = mathutils.Matrix.Translation(vec) mat = mat_trans * mat_rot mat.invert() mat3 = mat.to_3x3() quat1 = mat.to_quaternion() quat2 = mat3.to_quaternion() quat_diff = quat1.rotation_difference(quat2) print(quat_diff.angle)