I Can't Import Python Scripts,please Help

[pythonboy]

Hey guys

Why when i do

import pythonScripts;

or any else for my python scripts places in maya 2008 scripts folder in my documents,i get errors in maya :

# Error: No module named pythonScripts
# Traceback (most recent call last):
# File "", line 1, in
# ImportError: No module named pythonScripts #

I also tried

import pythonScripts.py and still does not work

please help

[masternull]

for python scripts you need to a have the PYHTONPATH variable set
To do so you can add the PYTHONPATH variable to your system environment variable or more simply put it in the maya.env file located in the Maya preference folder (by default: My Documents/maya/2008/maya.env)

Edit this maya.env file and add the following line:
PYTHONPATH = c:/path/where/you/save/your/python/scripts

restart Maya, now Maya knows where to find your python script.

For a script named pythonScripts.py, simply type:
import pythonScripts
This will import all the functions and classes (if any) from that script module
you can also type:
reload(pythonscripts)
to reload changes made to the script.

I usually edit my python script in Ultraedit and create a shelf button in Maya to reload my script.
The shelf button:
import pythonScripts
reload(pythonScripts)
pythonScripts.myFunction()

Hope this help

[contrabazista]

does maya recognize python in the default scripts directories, such as maya/2008/scripts, the way it does with mel?

yury

[joojaa]

No, its a different execution environment, python works just like ANY python out there so it can be called python and mel works just like mel. Supprinsingly just because thets what they are. Just because they are executed by maya does not change how they work.

Bu yes you can have same path s for both f you wish but its more elegant not to.

[chadrik]

on osx, scripts directory is in PYTHONPATH without any need to add it to the Maya.env. this might be the case with linux as well.

-chad

[john-creson]

This should work out of the gate.
Though Joojaa may be correct that it is more elegant not to share these paths.
also your C:\My Documents\maya\scripts directory should work

You can check your path with

[codebox]########################

import sys
for path in sys.path:
print path

#You can append to your path

sys.path.append('C:/path/where/you/save/your/python/scripts')[/codebox]

If you want to do this every time you start maya, put the code in a file called userSetup.py in your maya/scripts directory.
Maya doesn't mind multiple userSetup.py files(unlike userSetup.mel), each one will be executed if you have more than one in all your paths on the sys.path.