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I'm using Blender 2.80. Start in a new scene with no objects. Add a sphere, then go to the Properties panel, Material tab, and set the Base color to pure red in the Principled BSDF. Next, run this script:

    import bpy

    # Get current active object
    ob = bpy.context.active_object

    # Set the material diffuse color
    ob.material_slots[0].material.diffuse_color = (0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 1.0)

When I do this, the color of the sphere changes to blue in the viewport. However if I do a render with F12, the color of the sphere is still red. How can I set the material color for rendered images?

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You are changing the viewport setting instead of node value.

NodeSocketColor

Use ob.material_slots[0].material.node_tree.nodes[1].inputs['Base Color'].default_value = (0,0,0,0)

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  • $\begingroup$ not sure if there is a better way to find the socket $\endgroup$ Commented Aug 26, 2019 at 9:00
  • $\begingroup$ Got it! You have to navigate the nodes making up the material, then get to the specific field. Thanks. $\endgroup$ Commented Aug 26, 2019 at 11:47
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It didn't work for me on Blender 2.91 but it was a good hint. The solution that worked for me was: ob.material_slots[0].material.node_tree.nodes['Principled BSDF'].inputs['Base Color'].default_value = (0,0,0,0)

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