api reference docs: include bpy.data in the main page since its used everywhere.

since this isnt a module its self its a little odd to do this but toctree cant make arbitrary cross-references.

Also added some usage examples: http://www.blender.org/documentation/250PythonDoc/bpy.data.html

source/blender/python/doc/examples/bpy.data.py

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import bpy
+
+
+# print all objects
+for obj in bpy.data.objects:
+    print(obj.name)
+
+
+# print all scene names in a list
+print(bpy.data.scenes.keys())
+
+
+# remove mesh Cube
+if "Cube" in bpy.data.meshes:
+    mesh = bpy.data.meshes["Cube"]
+    print("removing mesh", mesh)
+    bpy.data.meshes.unlink(mesh)
+
+
+# write images into a file next to the blend
+file = open(bpy.data.filepath.replace(".blend", ".txt"), 'w')
+
+for image in bpy.data.images:
+    file.write("%s %dx%d\n" % (image.filepath, image.size[0], image.size[1]))
+
+file.close()
+
+

source/blender/python/doc/sphinx_doc_gen.py

@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ def rna2sphinx(BASEPATH):
     if bpy.app.build_revision != "Unknown":
         version_string = version_string + " r" + bpy.app.build_revision
     
-    fw("project = 'Blender 3D'\n")
+    fw("project = 'Blender'\n")
     # fw("master_doc = 'index'\n")
     fw("copyright = u'Blender Foundation'\n")
     fw("version = '%s - UNSTABLE API'\n" % version_string)
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ def rna2sphinx(BASEPATH):
     fw("\n")
     fw("This document is an API reference for Blender %s. built %s.\n" % (version_string, bpy.app.build_date))
     fw("\n")
-    fw("An introduction to blender and python can be found at <http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Dev:2.5/Py/API/Intro>\n")
+    fw("An introduction to Blender and Python can be found at <http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Dev:2.5/Py/API/Intro>\n")
     fw("\n")
     fw("`A PDF version of this document is also available <blender_python_reference_250.pdf>`__\n")
     fw("\n")
@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ def rna2sphinx(BASEPATH):
     fw("\n")
     fw(".. toctree::\n")
     fw("   :maxdepth: 1\n\n")
+    fw("   bpy.data.rst\n\n") # note: not actually a module
     fw("   bpy.ops.rst\n\n")
     fw("   bpy.types.rst\n\n")
     
@@ -390,8 +391,8 @@ def rna2sphinx(BASEPATH):
     filepath = os.path.join(BASEPATH, "bpy.ops.rst")
     file = open(filepath, "w")
     fw = file.write
-    fw("Blender Operators (bpy.ops)\n")
-    fw("===========================\n\n")
+    fw("Operators (bpy.ops)\n")
+    fw("===================\n\n")
     fw(".. toctree::\n")
     fw("   :glob:\n\n")
     fw("   bpy.ops.*\n\n")
@@ -400,14 +401,37 @@ def rna2sphinx(BASEPATH):
     filepath = os.path.join(BASEPATH, "bpy.types.rst")
     file = open(filepath, "w")
     fw = file.write
-    fw("Blender Types (bpy.types)\n")
-    fw("=========================\n\n")
+    fw("Types (bpy.types)\n")
+    fw("=================\n\n")
     fw(".. toctree::\n")
     fw("   :glob:\n\n")
     fw("   bpy.types.*\n\n")
     file.close()
 
 
+    # not actually a module, only write this file so we
+    # can reference in the TOC
+    filepath = os.path.join(BASEPATH, "bpy.data.rst")
+    file = open(filepath, "w")
+    fw = file.write
+    fw("Data Access (bpy.data)\n")
+    fw("======================\n\n")
+    fw(".. module:: bpy\n")
+    fw("\n")
+    fw("This module is used for all blender/python access.\n")
+    fw("\n")
+    fw("   .. literalinclude:: ../examples/bpy.data.py\n")
+    fw("\n")
+    fw("   .. data:: data\n")
+    fw("\n")
+    fw("   Access to blenders internal data\n")
+    fw("\n")
+    fw("   :type: :class:`bpy.types.Main`\n")
+    file.close()
+
+    EXAMPLE_SET_USED.add("bpy.data")
+
+
     # python modules
     from bpy import utils as module
     pymodule2sphinx(BASEPATH, "bpy.utils", module, "Utilities (bpy.utils)")
@@ -424,7 +448,7 @@ def rna2sphinx(BASEPATH):
     del module
 
     import blf as module
-    pymodule2sphinx(BASEPATH, "blf", module, "Blender Font Drawing (blf)")
+    pymodule2sphinx(BASEPATH, "blf", module, "Font Drawing (blf)")
     del module
 
     # game engine

source/blender/python/doc/sphinx_doc_gen.sh

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ SSH_HOST="ideasman42@emo.blender.org"
 SSH_UPLOAD="/data/www/vhosts/www.blender.org/documentation/250PythonDoc"
 
 # dont delete existing docs, now partial updates are used for quick builds.
-$BLENDER -b -P ./source/blender/python/doc/sphinx_doc_gen.py
+$BLENDER --background --python ./source/blender/python/doc/sphinx_doc_gen.py
 
 # html
 sphinx-build source/blender/python/doc/sphinx-in source/blender/python/doc/sphinx-out