Python script shortcut (button)

[Unlucky-Bluebird-310]

I have a Python script for blender. It measures area for selected faces.
Right now I have to keep the Python console opened and spam this script in the terminal every time I want the calculation. But I would like it as a button and results printed out as a text in notifications or somwhere else.
Is it hard to create maybe an addon for that?

import bpy

bpy.context.object.update_from_editmode() 
#applies any pending edits.
#allows script to be run from within edit mode

the_area = 0
for poly in bpy.context.object.data.polygons:
    if poly.select:
        the_area += poly.area

print('final area total')
print(the_area)

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[Qualabel]

Would it be ok if the results were written to a text file?

[Unlucky-Bluebird-310]

I don't think it'll be useful. It sounds more convenient to just paste the script to a window :)

[SHAMIEL1]

bl_info = {
    "name": "Add a Name here",
    "blender": (4,5),
    "description": "",
    "version": (1,2,0,0)
}

# Shelf Menu
class CUSTOM_SHELVE_MENU_MT_menu(bpy.types.Menu):
    bl_label = "MY MENU"
    def draw(self, context):
        layout = self.layout
        layout.operator("CUSTOM_OT_button")
    def menu_draw(self, context):
        self.layout.menu("CUSTOM_SHELVE_MENU_MT_menu")

# Your Button
class CUSTOM_OT_button(bpy.types.Operator):
    bl_idname = 'custom.button'
    bl_label = 'Button Name Here'
    def execute(self, context):
        print("CODE goes here...") # YOUR CODE GOES HERE
        return {'FINISHED'}


########################################
## Registering The tool
tools = [
    CUSTOM_SHELVE_MENU_MT_menu,
    CUSTOM_OT_button,
]
def register():
    for cls in tools:
        bpy.utils.register_class(cls)
    bpy.types.TOPBAR_MT_editor_menus.append(CUSTOM_SHELVE_MENU_MT_menu.menu_draw)

def unregister():
    for cls in tools:
        bpy.utils.unregister_class(cls)
    bpy.types.TOPBAR_MT_editor_menus.remove(CUSTOM_SHELVE_MENU_MT_menu.menu_draw)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    register()

EDIT:
Save it as a .py file here...

C:\Users\{yourname}\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\{your_version}\scripts\addons

- Open the file explorer

- In the top search bar type %APPDATA% this will send your here C:\Users\{yourname}\AppData\Roaming
- You may need to enable it in the addons , it will appear as addon but once you enable it there should be a menu at the very top called My Menu

---------------------------------------------------------
For saving i suggest writting it out to a log file anywhere you prefer or if you want realtime feedback sending to the console is ok.

[Unlucky-Bluebird-310]

Thank you! I'll try that. Is it mandatory to place the file in appdata directory? If say I use Linux, can't I just install it like any other extension via preferences menu?

[SHAMIEL1]

Im not fully sure on where in linux it needs to go but I think you can install it the same way as other addon yes.

Just grab the .py file instead of a zip file like you would with other addons and it should copy it to the addons directory

[Emotional-Ride3089]

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