Setup bpy (Blender as a python module) on Mac OS X

setup_bpy.sh

# Do not excute the script directly. It is just for demonstration.
# If you followed the documentation and got the errors below, please take a look at this guide.

# Color management: using fallback mode for management
# bpy: couldnt find 'scripts/modules', blender probably wont start.
# Freestyle: couldn't find 'scripts/freestyle/modules', Freestyle won't work properly.
# ImportError: No module named 'bpy_types'
# ImportError: No module named 'bpy_types'
# pyrna_srna_ExternalType: failed to find 'bpy_types' module
# ImportError: No module named 'bpy_types'
# ImportError: No module named 'bpy_types'
# pyrna_srna_ExternalType: failed to find 'bpy_types' module
# ImportError: No module named 'bpy_types'
# pyrna_srna_ExternalType: failed to find 'bpy_types' module
# F0102 21:06:58.742173 1895752448 utilities.cc:322] Check failed: !IsGoogleLoggingInitialized() You called InitGoogleLogging() twice!
# "

# Firstly, download the source and excute "make bpy" things.

cd $THE_FOLDER_YOU_BUILD/bin

# Now you should find bpy.so and 2.xx directory here.
# If you type python3 and `import bpy` here, you would get the error messages above.
# Don't worry.

mkdir ../Resources
mv 2.78 ../Resources/

# Change the version number if is out of date.
# Try the test script. It could be good now.

python3 -c "import bpy ; bpy.ops.render.render(write_still=True)"
 
# Of course, if you want to setup bpy in somewhere else, 
# you have to do something just like `mkdir ../Resources; mv 2.78 ../Resources`.

@Gaurav1302, I tried the solution here to no avail, and then I also tried renaming the folder to config-3.7m (removing the darwin suffix), and still ended up with the same errors:

clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
make[3]: *** [bin/bpy.so] Error 1
make[2]: *** [source/creator/CMakeFiles/blender.dir/all] Error 2
make[1]: *** [all] Error 2
make: *** [all] Error 2

@m-clare, I couldn't make this work on a Mac. So, I dual-booted my PC to Linux (Ubuntu) and it worked perfectly for me. It was much easier to use Blender over a Linux system. I suggest you switch to a Linux system instead of trying to figure out a way to make it work on a Mac. I assure you, it's much simpler.

@Gaurav1302, How did you install bpy in Ubuntu? I have Ubuntu 18.04 with python 3.7. I have tried several methods, still not able to do so correctly. Can you help me out here?