Switching tabs in the Properties window with the Blender Python API

We can switch to the desired tab in the Properties window through the Blender Python API by changing the “context” value in the desired workspace area.

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First, we need to get the area of the Properties window, and then change the “context” parameter to the desired value.

For example, to switch to the object modifiers tab:

for area in bpy.context.screen.areas:
    if area.type == 'PROPERTIES':
        area.spaces[0].context = 'MODIFIER'

for area in bpy.context.screen.areas:

if area.type == 'PROPERTIES':

area.spaces[0].context = 'MODIFIER'