Autodesk Maya

Maya Python API

Python API for scripting and extending Maya functionality, providing access to Maya's scene graph and node architecture. Includes Python API 2.0 with a more Pythonic workflow and improved performance via maya.api.OpenMaya, as well as Python API 1.0 via maya.OpenMaya and the maya.cmds wrapper for MEL commands.

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Documentation

https://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2024/ENU/?guid=Maya_SDK_MERGED_Maya_Python_API_Maya_Python_API_2_0_html

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APIReference

https://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2024/ENU/?guid=Maya_SDK_py_ref_index_html

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GettingStarted

https://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2024/ENU/?guid=Maya_SDK_MERGED_Maya_Python_API_Python_API_2_0_Quick_Start_html

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API entry from apis.yml

aid: autodesk-maya:maya-python-api
name: Maya Python API
description: Python API for scripting and extending Maya functionality, providing access to Maya's scene
  graph and node architecture. Includes Python API 2.0 with a more Pythonic workflow and improved performance
  via maya.api.OpenMaya, as well as Python API 1.0 via maya.OpenMaya and the maya.cmds wrapper for MEL
  commands.
humanURL: https://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2026/ENU/
baseURL: https://localhost
tags:
- Automation
- Python
- Scripting
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2024/ENU/?guid=Maya_SDK_MERGED_Maya_Python_API_Maya_Python_API_2_0_html
- type: APIReference
  url: https://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2024/ENU/?guid=Maya_SDK_py_ref_index_html
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2024/ENU/?guid=Maya_SDK_MERGED_Maya_Python_API_Python_API_2_0_Quick_Start_html