[Pythonmac-SIG] Mac oriented Python book (was: no subject)

[Daniel Lord]

To quote Autodesk/Alias's site:
"Python
Python, a powerful and accessible scripting language, is now  
available within Maya. Not only has Python been integrated into the  
software at the same level as the Maya Embedded Language (MEL), its  
bindings to the OpenMaya API give you an alternative language for  
plug-in development. Plus, the Maya Python modules can be imported  
into an external standalone Python interpreter for batch processing.  
With its higher-level language constructs, Python supports developer  
productivity while providing easily maintainable code. The language  
is also highly extensible, with a broad collection of third-party  
tools and modules freely available"

Wow. MEL has always been the way to script Maya from Day One. I am  
shocked and surprised they opened up to a standard scripting  
language. But I think it is great news. Granted I always wondered why  
these vendors ignored open standard languages in an egotistical rush  
to do their own, but at least Autodesk/Alias seems to be waking up.  
That is great news.If only Maya complete wasn't so expensive at  
$7000...I'd love to have those Navier-Stokes Fluid Dynamics models  
they showed off in the Perfect Storm. I have sea kayaked in rough  
Pacific seas a bit and had just a hint of the wrath of the ocean.  
Those models in that film made it seem real to me. Oh well.



On Jul 10, 2007, at 9:01 PM, vmerritt at verizon.net wrote:


> Actually I am working in:
> Maya 8.5(http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index? 
> siteID=123112&id=7635643)
> and Next Limits Real Flow 4(http://www.nextlimit.com/nlscript/)
> My interest is in accessing the Python scripting functionality  
> within these
> and
> other applications. I am new to Python and programming. I need all  
> the help I
> can get.
>
> Victor Merritt
>
> From: Daniel Lord <daniellord at mac.com>
> Date: 2007/07/10 Tue AM 10:35:36 CDT
> To: has <hengist.podd at virgin.net>, Victor Merritt  
> <vmerritt at verizon.net>
> Cc: pythonmac-sig at python.org
> Subject: Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] Mac oriented Python book (was: no  
> subject)
>
> I am guessing that Victor is either interested in scripting Blender
> or Modo since those are the only higher-end 3D graphics modeling and
> rendering packages I know of that support Python scripting.
> I am ruling out Poser and Shade.
>
> The issue with those packages is that they use an embedded
> interpreter so standalone aspects of Python (PyObjC, py2app,
> wxPython) are useless in that context as far I have been able to
> determine.
> I use Modo but have only tinkered with using Python with it.
>
> On Jul 10, 2007, at 7:53, has wrote:
>
>> Victor Merritt wrote:
>>
>>> I am an Visual Effects artist in need of a good Mac oriented Python
>>> book.
>>> I have been reading the online materials, but I don't always have
>>> the time
>>> to sit in front of a computer, thus my need for a good Mac focused
>>> Python Book.
>>> Any suggestions would be very helpful.
>>
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