Context Access (bpy.context)¶

The context members available depend on the area of Blender which is currently being accessed.

Note that all context values are readonly, but may be modified through the data api or by running operators

Global Context¶

These properties are available in any contexts.

bpy.context.area¶

Type: bpy.types.Area, (readonly)

bpy.context.blend_data¶

Type: bpy.types.BlendData, (readonly)

bpy.context.collection¶

Type: bpy.types.Collection, (readonly)

bpy.context.engine¶

Type: string, default “”, (readonly, never None)

bpy.context.gizmo_group¶

Type: bpy.types.GizmoGroup, (readonly)

bpy.context.layer_collection¶

Type: bpy.types.LayerCollection, (readonly)

bpy.context.mode¶

Type: enum in [‘EDIT_MESH’, ‘EDIT_CURVE’, ‘EDIT_SURFACE’, ‘EDIT_TEXT’, ‘EDIT_ARMATURE’, ‘EDIT_METABALL’, ‘EDIT_LATTICE’, ‘POSE’, ‘SCULPT’, ‘PAINT_WEIGHT’, ‘PAINT_VERTEX’, ‘PAINT_TEXTURE’, ‘PARTICLE’, ‘OBJECT’, ‘PAINT_GPENCIL’, ‘EDIT_GPENCIL’, ‘SCULPT_GPENCIL’, ‘WEIGHT_GPENCIL’, ‘VERTEX_GPENCIL’], default ‘EDIT_MESH’, (readonly)

bpy.context.preferences¶

Type: bpy.types.Preferences, (readonly)

bpy.context.region¶

Type: bpy.types.Region, (readonly)

bpy.context.region_data¶

Type: bpy.types.RegionView3D, (readonly)

bpy.context.scene¶

Type: bpy.types.Scene, (readonly)

bpy.context.screen¶

Type: bpy.types.Screen, (readonly)

bpy.context.space_data¶

Type: bpy.types.Space, (readonly)

bpy.context.tool_settings¶

Type: bpy.types.ToolSettings, (readonly)

bpy.context.view_layer¶

Type: bpy.types.ViewLayer, (readonly)

bpy.context.window¶

Type: bpy.types.Window, (readonly)

bpy.context.window_manager¶

Type: bpy.types.WindowManager, (readonly)

bpy.context.workspace¶

Type: bpy.types.WorkSpace, (readonly)

Screen Context¶

bpy.context.scene

Type: bpy.types.Scene

bpy.context.view_layer

Type: bpy.types.ViewLayer

bpy.context.visible_objects¶

Type: sequence of bpy.types.Object

bpy.context.selectable_objects¶

Type: sequence of bpy.types.Object

bpy.context.selected_objects¶

Type: sequence of bpy.types.Object

bpy.context.editable_objects¶

Type: sequence of bpy.types.Object

bpy.context.selected_editable_objects¶

Type: sequence of bpy.types.Object

bpy.context.objects_in_mode¶

Type: sequence of bpy.types.Object

bpy.context.objects_in_mode_unique_data¶

Type: sequence of bpy.types.Object

bpy.context.visible_bones¶

Type: sequence of bpy.types.EditBone

bpy.context.editable_bones¶

Type: sequence of bpy.types.EditBone

bpy.context.selected_bones¶

Type: sequence of bpy.types.EditBone

bpy.context.selected_editable_bones¶

Type: sequence of bpy.types.EditBone

bpy.context.visible_pose_bones¶

Type: sequence of bpy.types.PoseBone

bpy.context.selected_pose_bones¶

Type: sequence of bpy.types.PoseBone

bpy.context.selected_pose_bones_from_active_object¶

Type: sequence of bpy.types.PoseBone

bpy.context.active_bone¶

Type: bpy.types.EditBone

bpy.context.active_pose_bone¶

Type: bpy.types.PoseBone

bpy.context.active_object¶

Type: bpy.types.Object

bpy.context.object¶

Type: bpy.types.Object

bpy.context.edit_object¶

Type: bpy.types.Object

bpy.context.sculpt_object¶

Type: bpy.types.Object

bpy.context.vertex_paint_object¶

Type: bpy.types.Object

bpy.context.weight_paint_object¶

Type: bpy.types.Object

bpy.context.image_paint_object¶

Type: bpy.types.Object

bpy.context.particle_edit_object¶

Type: bpy.types.Object

bpy.context.pose_object¶

Type: bpy.types.Object

bpy.context.sequences¶

Type: sequence of bpy.types.Sequence

bpy.context.selected_sequences¶

Type: sequence of bpy.types.Sequence

bpy.context.selected_editable_sequences¶

Type: sequence of bpy.types.Sequence

bpy.context.selected_nla_strips¶

Type: sequence of bpy.types.NlaStrip

bpy.context.gpencil_data¶

Type: bpy.types.GreasePencil

bpy.context.gpencil_data_owner¶

Type: bpy.types.ID

bpy.context.annotation_data¶

Type: bpy.types.GreasePencil

bpy.context.annotation_data_owner¶

Type: bpy.types.ID

bpy.context.visible_gpencil_layers¶

Type: sequence of bpy.types.GPencilLayer

bpy.context.editable_gpencil_layers¶

Type: sequence of bpy.types.GPencilLayer

bpy.context.editable_gpencil_strokes¶

Type: sequence of bpy.types.GPencilStroke

bpy.context.active_gpencil_layer¶

Type: sequence of bpy.types.GPencilLayer

bpy.context.active_gpencil_frame¶

Type: sequence of bpy.types.GreasePencilLayer

bpy.context.active_annotation_layer¶

Type: bpy.types.GPencilLayer

bpy.context.active_operator¶

Type: bpy.types.Operator

bpy.context.visible_fcurves¶

Type: sequence of bpy.types.FCurve

bpy.context.editable_fcurves¶

Type: sequence of bpy.types.FCurve

bpy.context.selected_visible_fcurves¶

Type: sequence of bpy.types.FCurve

bpy.context.selected_editable_fcurves¶

Type: sequence of bpy.types.FCurve

bpy.context.active_editable_fcurve¶

Type: bpy.types.FCurve

View3D Context¶

bpy.context.active_base¶

Type: bpy.types.ObjectBase

bpy.context.active_object

Type: bpy.types.Object

Buttons Context¶

bpy.context.texture_slot¶

Type: bpy.types.MaterialTextureSlot

bpy.context.scene

Type: bpy.types.Scene

bpy.context.world¶

Type: bpy.types.World

bpy.context.object

Type: bpy.types.Object

bpy.context.mesh¶

Type: bpy.types.Mesh

bpy.context.armature¶

Type: bpy.types.Armature

bpy.context.lattice¶

Type: bpy.types.Lattice

bpy.context.curve¶

Type: bpy.types.Curve

bpy.context.meta_ball¶

Type: bpy.types.MetaBall

bpy.context.light¶

Type: bpy.types.Light

bpy.context.speaker¶

Type: bpy.types.Speaker

bpy.context.lightprobe¶

Type: bpy.types.LightProbe

bpy.context.camera¶

Type: bpy.types.Camera

bpy.context.material¶

Type: bpy.types.Material

bpy.context.material_slot¶

Type: bpy.types.MaterialSlot

bpy.context.texture¶

Type: bpy.types.Texture

bpy.context.texture_user¶

Type: bpy.types.ID

bpy.context.texture_user_property¶

Type: bpy.types.Property

bpy.context.bone¶

Type: bpy.types.Bone

bpy.context.edit_bone¶

Type: bpy.types.EditBone

bpy.context.pose_bone¶

Type: bpy.types.PoseBone

bpy.context.particle_system¶

Type: bpy.types.ParticleSystem

bpy.context.particle_system_editable¶

Type: bpy.types.ParticleSystem

bpy.context.particle_settings¶

Type: bpy.types.ParticleSettings

bpy.context.cloth¶

Type: bpy.types.ClothModifier

bpy.context.soft_body¶

Type: bpy.types.SoftBodyModifier

bpy.context.fluid¶

Type: bpy.types.FluidSimulationModifier

bpy.context.collision¶

Type: bpy.types.CollisionModifier

bpy.context.brush¶

Type: bpy.types.Brush

bpy.context.dynamic_paint¶

Type: bpy.types.DynamicPaintModifier

bpy.context.line_style¶

Type: bpy.types.FreestyleLineStyle

bpy.context.collection

Type: bpy.types.LayerCollection

bpy.context.gpencil¶

Type: bpy.types.GreasePencil

bpy.context.volume¶

Type: bpy.types.Volume

Image Context¶

bpy.context.edit_image¶

Type: bpy.types.Image

bpy.context.edit_mask¶

Type: bpy.types.Mask

Node Context¶

bpy.context.selected_nodes¶

Type: sequence of bpy.types.Node

bpy.context.active_node¶

Type: bpy.types.Node

bpy.context.light

Type: bpy.types.Light

bpy.context.material

Type: bpy.types.Material

bpy.context.world

Type: bpy.types.World

Text Context¶

bpy.context.edit_text¶

Type: bpy.types.Text

Clip Context¶

bpy.context.edit_movieclip¶

Type: bpy.types.MovieClip

bpy.context.edit_mask

Type: bpy.types.Mask

Sequencer Context¶

bpy.context.edit_mask

Type: bpy.types.Mask