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OS: Windows

Python version: 3.7.4 (is in path, system wide install)

Blender version: 2.83 (from current source)

Issue: I can't get Visual Studio to show code suggestions past the main bpy level. enter image description here

I followed the steps to build blender as a python module exactly but I can't seem to get it to work properly: https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/Building_Blender/Other/BlenderAsPyModule

How could I build bpy to work like any other library?

Importing bpy into python console works:

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For reference, listing modules in the console shows these modules do exist enter image description here

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  • $\begingroup$ Can you confirm that bpy imports Ok into python console. Currently I am having issues with bpy build. Builds fine wont import. Get this error blender.stackexchange.com/questions/90072/… $\endgroup$
    – batFINGER
    Apr 4 '20 at 17:45
  • $\begingroup$ Updated the post @batFINGER $\endgroup$
    – Sidharth Naik
    Apr 4 '20 at 17:58
  • $\begingroup$ of more interest would be import bpy Printing help modules works for me too, but importing doesn't. And without import no intellisense. $\endgroup$
    – batFINGER
    Apr 5 '20 at 1:42
  • $\begingroup$ Can confirm import bpy works in console as well $\endgroup$
    – Sidharth Naik
    Apr 5 '20 at 14:06
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The problem was that for some reason the available docs don't work for Visual Studio Community, but they do work for VS Code.

I feel like VS Community just doesn't know where to look for the rest of the definitions bc if you move the entire 2.83 file from bin\Release\ to C:\Python37\, the IDE actually shows some code suggestions but not everything. At this point it's easier to just use VS Code for addon development and VS Community for blender development

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