Calling Mac programs from Python instead of from AppleScript

[dvschorre@sbcglobal.net]

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

>>app('Maya').e xecute('sphere' )

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<pyshell#0 >", line 1, in <module>
app('Maya').exe cute('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]

Re: Calling Mac programs from Python instead of from AppleScript

dvschorre@sbcgl obal.net wrote:

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

>>>app('Maya'). execute('sphere ')

>
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<pyshell#0 >", line 1, in <module>
app('Maya').exe cute('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/

--
Kevin Walzer
Code by Kevin

http://www.codebykevin.com

[Python.Arno]

Re: Calling Mac programs from Python instead of from AppleScript



On 19 mrt 2008, at 20:41, dvschorre@sbcgl obal.net wrote:

>
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

>>>app('Maya'). execute('sphere ')

>
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<pyshell#0 >", line 1, in <module>
app('Maya').exe cute('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/docs/Maya85/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=DeveloperResources&file=Introduction_to_Maya_Python_API.html

Thanks
Dewey V. Schorre
>

gr
Arno Beekman

[has]

Re: Calling Mac programs from Python instead of from AppleScript

On 19 Mar, 20:10, Kevin Walzer <k...@codebykev in.comwrote:

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').exe cute('sphere')


HTH

has
--
Control AppleScriptable applications from Python, Ruby and ObjC:

http://appscript.sourceforge.net