How Can I Access An Existing Object In Maya Using Python

[anish-george]

how can i access an existing object in maya using python?????

Am just a beginner n maya python. i just created an object in maya, say a 'ball'. i wan modify ( access) the properties of this object from my script. ( the object is not at all created via a script).

how can i do this???

thanks n advance...

[dannyz]

couple of ways,
if the object is named ball then use "ball" in whatever it is you're trying to do

for ex:
mc.getAttr("ball.translateX")

another way is
mc.select("ball")
selection = mc.ls(sl=True)
mc.getAttr(selection + ".translateX")

assuming maya.cmds have been imported as mc