buildbpy

A comprehensive builder for Blender's bpy module that supports all minor versions with CUDA GPU acceleration (for Linux and Windows), Apple Silicon GPU acceleration, and IDE autocomplete functionality.

Features

• Builds bpy module for all minor versions of Blender
• Includes CUDA GPU acceleration support
• Provides IDE autocomplete functionality
• Automated builds via GitHub Actions
• Supports multiple platforms (Windows, macOS, Linux)

Installation

Install the bpy module using pip:

pip install --index-url https://michaelgold.github.io/buildbpy/ bpy==4.3.2

Replace 4.3.2 with your desired Blender version.

CLI Usage

While the builder runs automatically in CI/CD to create releases, you can also use it locally as a command-line tool:

python -m src.buildbpy.main [OPTIONS]

Key options:

• --tag TEXT: Build from a specific Blender version tag (e.g., "v4.3.2")
• --commit TEXT: Build from a specific Blender git commit
• --latest-daily: Build from the latest daily build
• --publish: Publish the built package (note that you must have write accesst to the repo for this to work)
• --install: Install the package after building
• --clear-cache: Clear the build cache
• --clear-lib: Clear the library directory

Example:

# Build from specific version tag
python -m src.buildbpy.main --tag v4.3.2

# Build from latest daily
python -m src.buildbpy.main --latest-daily

Differences from Official Builder

Unlike the official Blender bpy builder, this project:

1. Builds for all minor versions of Blender
2. Includes CUDA GPU acceleration support out of the box
3. Provides enhanced IDE support with autocomplete functionality

Platform Support

• Windows
• macOS (Intel and Apple Silicon)
• Linux

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This project is licensed under the same terms as Blender itself - GNU General Public License (GPL).