.. currentmodule:: ftrack_api.session
Components can be created manually or using the provide helper methods on a :meth:`session <ftrack_api.session.Session.create_component>` or existing :meth:`asset version <ftrack_api.entity.asset_version.AssetVersion.create_component>`:
component = version.create_component('/path/to/file_or_sequence.jpg')
session.commit()
When a component is created using the helpers it is automatically added to a location.
.. seealso:: :ref:`Locations tutorial <locations/tutorial>`