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onehope

12-06-2010, 04:30 PM

Hi I'm new to python in maya and I have a problem:
I have this variable:

grouped = ['locator1', 'locator2', 'locator3']

and I want to get the top parent of grouped [0], as far as I know commands like "rootOf" or "firstParentOf" do not exist in python so I have to call them from mel like that:

from maya import mel as mm
mm.eval("rootOf(\"locator1\");")

but instead of "locator1 "If I want to use a value from a python variable like :

from maya import mel as mm
mm.eval("rootOf(grouped [0]);")

obviously I get a runtime error so
.....how can I do that??
Is there any other way to do it?

thanks

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NaughtyNathan

12-06-2010, 04:45 PM

one way:
mm.eval('rootOf '+grouped[0]):nathaN

onehope

12-06-2010, 05:16 PM

Thanks dude

You saved my life, and it's not the first time!! :-D I hope someday I can buy you a beer!!

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