Pyblish By Example
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Pyblish By Example
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Introduction
Hello World
Quickstart
Files
Coordination
Architecture
Branching I
Branching II
Branching III
Sharing
Validating I
Validating II
CVEI I
CVEI II
CVEI III
CVEI IV
Data
Report I
Report II
Report III
Report IV
Report V
Callback I
Callback II
Callback III
Logging
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Introduction
Pyblish by Example
Welcome to the Pyblish by Example tutorial.

You will learn

  • The basics of publishing in the production of film and games
  • The fundamentals of Pyblish and it's API​
  • How to validate content
  • How to guarantee valid content on export
  • How to properly position and name content according to convention
  • How to visualise the results of one or more publishes
  • Developer and Artist communication through the UI

Introduction

Pyblish is an open source, cross-platform framework for test-driven content creation.
Pyblish by Example is a hands-on introduction to Pyblish using short example programs written like a book - to be read from top to bottom.

Installation

If you haven't already, go ahead and install Pyblish.
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$ pip install pyblish-base
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Any problems, have a look at the extended installation guide.

How to use this guide

Start by confirming to yourself that you are indeed using version 1.4+ of Pyblish.
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>>> import pyblish
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>>> pyblish.__version__
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'1.4.3'
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If not, see the top-left corner of this page for a dropdown of your version.
As you read through this guide it is recommended that you use the scripting API, accessible via pyblish.util.
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from pyblish import util
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util.publish()
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Reporting issues

Should you happen to find errors or would like to contribute material to this guide, you can:
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    Click on the + button to the right of each paragraph to add a comment
  2. 2.
    Register on GitBook to edit this book directly.
  3. 3.
    Fork the GitHub repository and submit a pull-request with your changes.

Content

Have a look to the left for a table of contents, and below for related topics in the forums.
Note: The below content was written at various versions of Pyblish and may not include current best practices, but all remain forwards compatible with version 1.4.
For example, .set_data("key", "value") has been superseded by .data["key"] = "value" but will still work with newer plug-ins.
Intermediate
Advanced
Changelog
  • 2015-08-06 16:27 - Added Quickstart​
  • 2015-08-07 10:12 - Added Architecture​
  • 2015-08-07 10:14 - Updated Quickstart​
  • 2015-08-07 19:17 - Added Good to know about Pyblish​
  • 2015-08-07 20:41 - Updated Architecture​
  • 2015-08-07 20:48 - Updated This
  • 2015-08-09 10:51 - Updated Validating II with flow chart
  • 2015-08-09 17:24 - Updated This, with installation instructions
  • 2015-08-10 09:00 - Updated This
  • 2015-08-11 07:28 - Updated Quickstart​
  • 2015-08-11 07:30 - Updated Files with comma-separated paths
  • 2015-08-11 07:40 - Fixed typo in Report IV​
  • 2015-08-13 21:08 - Updated Report I-IV​
  • 2015-08-14 09:26 - Updated Report I-II​
  • 2015-08-18 07:02 - Added host attribute in-depth​
  • 2015-08-18 07:22 - Added "You will learn" to This
  • 2015-10-19 14:38 - Updated use of "Asset" to "Instance"
  • 2015-11-19 09:07 - Updated to pure-dict
  • 2015-12-20 21:56 - Updated image of Context + Instance.
  • 2016-01-21 17:46 - Transitioned to GitBooks, removed section about custom test and services.
  • 2016-06-07 09:48 - Defer use of GUI from guide.
  • 2016-07-01 14:54 - Link to installation guide on Forum
  • 2016-08-03 10:40 - Add intermediate and advanced links
  • 2017-08-12 10:30 - Removed deprecated dependency injection link
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How to use this guide
Reporting issues
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