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UV Smart Project operator removed from object mode with no warning or documentation breaking python API
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System Information
Operating system: Windows-10-10.0.19041-SP0 64 Bits
Graphics card: GeForce GTX 1080 Ti/PCIe/SSE2 NVIDIA Corporation 4.5.0 NVIDIA 456.38

Blender Version
Broken: version: 2.91.0, branch: master, commit date: 2020-11-25 08:34, hash: rB0f45cab862b8
Worked: (newest version of Blender that worked as expected) version: 2.90.1, branch: master, commit date: 2020-09-23 06:43, hash: rB3e85bb34d0d7

Short description of error
The UV Smart Project Operator has been refactored into C code as per https://developer.blender.org/D8311
In the process the operator has been changed so it no longer works in object mode, breaking any add-on which calls it in object mode. This has not been documented in the release notes and isn't mentioned anywhere in the diff.
Returns the usual RuntimeError: Operator bpy.ops.uv.smart_project.poll() failed, context is incorrect

Exact steps for others to reproduce the error
[Please describe the exact steps needed to reproduce the issue]
[Based on the default startup or an attached .blend file (as simple as possible)]
2.90.1 Run uv smart project in object mode on default cube - Success
2.91 Run uv smart project in object mode on default cube - Fail

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Richard Rose (richeyrose) created this task.Nov 26 2020, 9:20 AM
Richard Rose (richeyrose) mentioned this in D8311: Refactor Smart Project UV from Python to C.
Philipp Oeser (lichtwerk) changed the task status from Needs Triage to Confirmed.Nov 26 2020, 10:06 AM
Philipp Oeser (lichtwerk) added a project: Restricted Project.
Philipp Oeser (lichtwerk) added a project: Python API.Nov 26 2020, 10:10 AM
Chris Kohl (ckohl_art) added a subscriber: Chris Kohl (ckohl_art).Dec 28 2020, 3:57 AM
Ludvik Koutny (rawalanche) awarded a token.Jan 14 2021, 12:12 PM
Campbell Barton (campbellbarton) removed a project: Python API.Apr 28 2021, 4:16 PM
Aaron Carlisle (Blendify) closed this task as Resolved.Sep 28 2021, 5:29 PM
Aaron Carlisle (Blendify) claimed this task.
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Yes unfortunately this was missed in the release notes, however, the User Manual shows that the tool is meant to be run from Edit mode like the other UV unwrapping operators..