Blender scene manipulation and rendering with Python

rendering.py

import math
import bpy

# Replace with the correct object name
object = bpy.data.objects["Surface"]

scene = bpy.data.scenes['Scene']

# Set the resolution of the output image (this does not work)
# scene.render.resolution_x = 1920
# scene.render.resolution_y = 1080

# Movement
start_angle = 0
end_angle = 360
step_angle = 30
start_location = -2

# Obtain the radius of the cylinder
assert(object.scale[0] == object.scale[1], "Radius is not correct")
radius = object.scale[0]

# Generate the sequence of images
for cur_angle in range(start_angle, end_angle, step_angle):
    object.rotation_euler[2] = cur_angle
    object.location[0] = radius * math.radians(cur_angle) + start_location
    
    # The format of the image must be defined in the GUI
    scene.render.filepath = 'C:\\Users\\grandian\\Desktop\\render\\image_%d.bmp' % (cur_angle)
    bpy.ops.render.render( write_still=True )