Calling Mac programs from Python instead of from AppleScript

[dvschorre]

When I'm running Script Editor, I can get Maya to draw a sphere by
typing:

tell application "Maya"
execute "sphere"
end tell

When I try this using Python, I get this error message:

IDLE 1.2.2
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<pyshell#0>", line 1, in <module>
app('Maya').execute('sphere')
NameError: name 'app' is not defined
Maybe I need to load some libraries first.

Please help me to get started.

Thanks
Dewey V. Schorre

 

[Kevin Walzer]

When I'm running Script Editor, I can get Maya to draw a sphere by
typing:

tell application "Maya"
execute "sphere"
end tell

When I try this using Python, I get this error message:

IDLE 1.2.2

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<pyshell#0>", line 1, in <module>
app('Maya').execute('sphere')
NameError: name 'app' is not defined

Maybe I need to load some libraries first.

Please help me to get started.

Thanks
Dewey V. Schorre

Take a look at appscript:

http://appscript.sourceforge.net/

 

[Python.Arno]

When I'm running Script Editor, I can get Maya to draw a sphere by
typing:

tell application "Maya"
execute "sphere"
end tell

When I try this using Python, I get this error message:

IDLE 1.2.2

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<pyshell#0>", line 1, in <module>
app('Maya').execute('sphere')
NameError: name 'app' is not defined

Maybe I need to load some libraries first.

I never used applescript more than to record some clicks but you might
try

tell application "/Applications/Autodesk/maya2008/Maya"

(replace maya2008 with you app's foldername)
or even

tell application "/Applications/Autodeks/maya2008/Maya/Contents/MacOS/
Maya"

Please help me to get started.

like any other VFX app, maya is also adding python libs
you can access MEL commands from a python library:
http://www.autodesk.com/us/maya/doc...ces&file=Introduction_to_Maya_Python_API.html

Thanks
Dewey V. Schorre

gr
Arno Beekman

 

[has]

Take a look at appscript:

http://appscript.sourceforge.net/

Also, once appscript is installed, don't forget to import it before
use:

from appscript import *
app('Maya').execute('sphere')


HTH

has