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Practical Maya Programming with Python

You're reading from   Practical Maya Programming with Python Unleash the power of Python in Maya and unlock your creativity

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2014
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ISBN-13 9781849694728
Length 352 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Preface 1. Introspecting Maya, Python, and PyMEL FREE CHAPTER 2. Writing Composable Code 3. Dealing with Errors 4. Leveraging Context Managers and Decorators in Maya 5. Building Graphical User Interfaces for Maya 6. Automating Maya from the Outside 7. Taming the Maya API 8. Unleashing the Maya API through Python 9. Becoming a Part of the Python Community A. Python Best Practices Index

Installing PySide


To run the code in this chapter, you will need PySide or PyQt available in Maya. The instructions below focus on PySide, since it is the framework of choice. If you are using PyQt at this point, you probably know what you're doing and do not need the instructions in this section.

If you are using Maya 2014 or above, you are all set. PySide should already be available.

If you are using Maya 2010 or below, you cannot use Qt.

For all other Maya versions, you can follow the instructions in Chapter 9, Becoming a Part of the Python Community. For Maya 2011, 2012, or 2013 on OS X, or Maya 2011 or 2012 on Windows, you can use a binary distribution from https://pypi.python.org/pypi/PySide. If you are using Maya 2013 on Windows, you can download compatible binaries from http://www.robg3d.com/maya-windows-binaries/.

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