helloWorld.py

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# or which otherwise accompanies this software in either electronic
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#+

#
# Description: 
#       
#       Running this application will start a Maya standalone python application.
#
# Usage:
#
#       Set the environment variable MAYA_LOCATION to your Maya path and in 
#       a shell on Linux execute:
#       
#       $MAYA_LOCATION/bin/mayapy helloWorld.py
#
#       NOTE: you must use the Python executable that ships
#       with Maya for this to work.  This executable may be located
#       in a different directory for other platforms.

import maya.standalone
import maya.OpenMaya as OpenMaya

import sys

def main( argv = None ):
        try:
                maya.standalone.initialize( name='python' )
        except:
                sys.stderr.write( "Failed in initialize standalone application" )
                raise

        sys.stderr.write( "Hello world! (script output)\n" )
        OpenMaya.MGlobal().executeCommand( "print \"Hello world! (command script output)\\n\"" )
        
if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()