Blender render automation for Ring Run Circus characters

gistfile1.py

characters = { 'lion', 'man', 'motoman', 'strongman', 'tiger', 'magician', ... 
q              = 7   # number of camera angles from side to top
edge_threshold = 3   # outline edge threshold 
render_path = '//out/' 
    
# main loop
cs = bpy.data.scenes['characters']
for c in characters:
            # render multi angle scenes:
            for name in [ ('_action', '.action'), ('_side-l', '.side') ]:
                scene_name = c + name[0]
                object_name = c + name[1]
                scene = bpy.data.scenes.get(scene_name)
                if scene == None:
                    print('    scene not found, skipping:' + scene_name)
                    continue
                cs.node_tree.nodes['RenderEdge'].scene = scene          # select layers and scenes
                cs.node_tree.nodes['RenderEdge'].layer = 'edge'
                cs.node_tree.nodes['RenderSolid'].scene = scene
                cs.node_tree.nodes['RenderSolid'].layer = 'solid'
                cs.frame_start = 0    
                cs.frame_end = scene.frame_end                          # set rendering scene length
                co = scene.objects[object_name]                         # object to be rotated

                for i in range(0,q):
                        cs.render.filepath = render_path + c + name[0] + '-' + ("%02d" % i) +'-##'
                        co.rotation_euler[1] = (-math.pi/2) * i/(q-1)   # rotate the character
                        bpy.ops.render.render(animation=True)           # start rendering
                co.rotation_euler[1] = 0                                # reset character rotation
    
            # render crash (just side angle)     
            scene_name = c + '_crash'
            scene = bpy.data.scenes.get(scene_name)
            scene.render.edge_threshold = edge_threshold
            cs.node_tree.nodes['RenderEdge'].scene = scene
            cs.node_tree.nodes['RenderEdge'].layer = 'edge'
            cs.node_tree.nodes['RenderSolid'].scene = scene
            cs.node_tree.nodes['RenderSolid'].layer = 'solid'
            cs.frame_start = 0
            cs.frame_end = scene.frame_end
            cs.render.filepath = render_path + scene_name + '-##'
            bpy.ops.render.render(animation=True)                       # start rendering