pymel.core.general.deleteAttr

deleteAttr(*args, **kwargs)

This command is used to delete a dynamic attribute from a node or nodes. The attribute can be specified by using either the long or short name. Only one dynamic attribute can be deleted at a time. Static attributes cannot be deleted. Children of a compound attribute cannot be deleted. You must delete the complete compound attribute. This command has no edit capabilities. The only query ability is to list all the dynamic attributes of a node. In query mode, return type is based on queried flag.

Flags:

Long name (short name)		Argument Types	Properties
attribute (at)		unicode
	Specify either the long or short name of the attribute.Flag can appear in Create mode of commandFlag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.
name (n)		unicode
	The name of the node.

Derived from mel command maya.cmds.deleteAttr

Example:

import pymel.core as pm

pm.createNode( 'planet', n='mars' )
# Result: nt.Unknown(u'mars') #
pm.addAttr( ln='martians', sn='mr', at='double' )
pm.addAttr( ln='greenMen', sn='gm', at='double' )

# Delete an attribute named mr/martians.
pm.deleteAttr( 'mars', at='mr' )

# Alternative syntax
pm.deleteAttr( 'mars.greenMen' )

# Query for the list of dynamic attributes.
pm.deleteAttr( 'mars', q=True )