Preface
When Autodesk added support for Python into Maya 8.5, few people understood the implications. It was a decision that has fundamentally changed the way 3D art gets done. Now, years later, we stand on the edge of realizing its promise.
The promise of Python in Maya goes beyond just a familiar language with a great syntax. Any language could have been chosen to bind to Maya; and most would have been more familiar, and with a better syntax than MEL, and easier to use than C++. So, why Python?
The promise goes beyond a powerful language with lots of built-in features. Python is said to have batteries included, but so do other languages, and Autodesk certainly has lots of batteries in Maya that now also exist in Python. So, again, why Python? ...
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