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 avilable in any contexts.

bpy.context.area

Type:bpy.types.Area, (readonly)

bpy.context.blend_data

Type:bpy.types.BlendData, (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’], default ‘EDIT_MESH’, (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.user_preferences

Type:bpy.types.UserPreferences, (readonly)

bpy.context.window

Type:bpy.types.Window, (readonly)

bpy.context.window_manager

Type:bpy.types.WindowManager, (readonly)

Screen Context

bpy.context.scene

Type:bpy.types.Scene

bpy.context.visible_objects

Type:sequence of bpy.types.Object

bpy.context.visible_bases

Type:sequence of bpy.types.ObjectBase

bpy.context.selectable_objects

Type:sequence of bpy.types.Object

bpy.context.selectable_bases

Type:sequence of bpy.types.ObjectBase

bpy.context.selected_objects

Type:sequence of bpy.types.Object

bpy.context.selected_bases

Type:sequence of bpy.types.ObjectBase

bpy.context.selected_editable_objects

Type:sequence of bpy.types.Object

bpy.context.selected_editable_bases

Type:sequence of bpy.types.ObjectBase

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.active_bone

Type:bpy.types.EditBone

bpy.context.active_pose_bone

Type:bpy.types.PoseBone

bpy.context.active_base

Type:bpy.types.ObjectBase

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.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.gpencil_data

Type:bpy.types.GreasePencel

bpy.context.gpencil_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_operator

Type:bpy.types.Operator

View3D Context

bpy.context.selected_objects

Type:sequence of bpy.types.Object

bpy.context.selected_bases

Type:sequence of bpy.types.ObjectBase

bpy.context.selected_editable_objects

Type:sequence of bpy.types.Object

bpy.context.selected_editable_bases

Type:sequence of bpy.types.ObjectBase

bpy.context.visible_objects

Type:sequence of bpy.types.Object

bpy.context.visible_bases

Type:sequence of bpy.types.ObjectBase

bpy.context.selectable_objects

Type:sequence of bpy.types.Object

bpy.context.selectable_bases

Type:sequence of bpy.types.ObjectBase

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.lamp

Type:bpy.types.Lamp

bpy.context.speaker

Type:bpy.types.Speaker

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.smoke

Type:bpy.types.SmokeModifier

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

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

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