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July 9, 2008 - 22:30 — Gasto

Hello there I was searching for beginner friendly GIMP python tutorials on the net, but the only guide I found was the official documentation:

http://www.gimp.org/docs/python/index.html

Any other reference would fall like mana.

Thanks in advance.

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June 28, 2009 - 11:37 — zigomar

There is some templates to

There is some templates to start your script at http://registry.gimp.org/node/5969

After that a simple Gimp script in Python is like in Scheme, you add the Gimp procedures from the database in the Python way, like pdb.gimp_procedure( parameters). Except run_mode parameter who can be ignored at the beginning.
Ah ! and don't forget to change all '-' to '_' because Python does'nt accept '-' in names.

Of course later you will be able to do much more by using all Python objects and libraries.

June 25, 2009 - 15:39 — Anonymous

"me too"

Yep, a tutorial-style introduction to python scripting would sure be helpful, especially as Python is now the "official" scripting language. The current documentation is more of a reference than an introduction.

June 30, 2009 - 01:59 — rtsnhatl

A Windows IDLE tutorial would be great also

It would be nice to have a tutorial that shows how to run GIMP Python scripts in IDLE for debugging purposes. Instead of having to run GIMP every time to test your script, hoping that it will load, because there is no log file to tell you why your script didn't load.

June 30, 2009 - 18:04 — zigomar

If you launch gimp from

If you launch gimp from command line you'll know why your script does'nt load.

June 30, 2009 - 02:59 — Snake-Arsenic

I found once the script is

I found once the script is registered I can modify it, save over the script in the plug-ins folder and run the new version immediately while only changes to the registrations required a restart.

Also python documentation including some beginner documentation is available from the Python web site and in the Python folder of the Start Menu. You can also access it through both the Python Shell and Idle help menus.

June 30, 2009 - 19:17 — ffaat

Correct...

This is correct as long as you do not change the number or type of parameters in the plugin! If you do that, you will have to restart Gimp.

-Rob A>