python script console command, poll() failed - context is incorrect

Question

Trying this very basic simple straight forward script, invoked by console command

$ blender --python basic_script.py

#! basic_script.py

# add a primitive cylinder
bpy.ops.mesh.primitive_cylinder_add()
# toggle into edit
bpy.ops.object.editmode_toggle()
# resize, works perfect
bpy.ops.transform.resize(value=(0.01, 0.01, 5))
# move, works perfect
bpy.ops.transform.translate(value=(0, 0, 5))
# rotate, poll()wrong context, What!??
bpy.ops.transform.rotate(value=1.5708, orient_axis='X', orient_type='GLOBAL')

100 possible answers, none of em worked

Answer 1

I converted your script over to use bmesh constructs. Note that matrix multiplication is not commutative, so $A \cdot B$ is not always equal to $B \cdot A$, and Python for some reason decided to use '@' as matrix multiply.

#! basic_script.py
import bpy
import bmesh # https://docs.blender.org/api/current/bmesh.ops.html
import mathutils # https://docs.blender.org/api/current/mathutils.html

# lets be sure we're in object mode
bpy.ops.object.mode_set(mode='OBJECT')

# add a primitive cylinder
bpy.ops.mesh.primitive_cylinder_add()
# our new object should be the active object, so grab a handle to it
obj=bpy.context.active_object
me=obj.data

# Make a new BMesh
bm = bmesh.new()
bm.from_mesh(me)   # fill it in from a Mesh

# build the transform matrix, order matters
mat = mathutils.Matrix.Diagonal( ( 0.01, 0.01, 5 ) ).to_4x4()
mat = mathutils.Matrix.Translation((0, 0, 5)) @ mat
mat = mathutils.Matrix.Rotation(1.5708, 4, 'X') @ mat

# for v in bm.verts:
#     v.co = mat @ v.co
# Apply the transform matrix
bm.transform(mat)

bm.to_mesh(me)
bm.free()