Python script for importing object transformation info into Maya

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Python script :How to get the XML data into the right attribute channels of the objects (rotateX, rotateY… and so on)"?

For animation purpose I imported geometry into Maya. Together with it I imported xml-data with the transformation information of these objects. (Transformation, rotation, scaling). I managed to get both into Maya but I have problems to put the Information from the XML into the attribute channel of the equivalent object.

The XML is parsed with an Python-script I found in the Internet, but my knowledge of scripting is still very limited. I haven’t managed to modify the script sufficiently to associate the XML-info to the objects.

Here is what a I have achieved so far:

  1. Import obj objects from another application into maya (6 cubes for testing)
  2. import and parse an XML-file with the transformation info in it. I used a script described by Matthew Murray.
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The script loads the XML fine and displays the transformation values with the print function.
What I haven’t achieved is to plug the parsed values into the attribute channel of the equivalent object.
Could someone have a look and give me a hint how to solve the problem. Mockery on the way is Ok. Thanks in advance

Python script:

import xml.dom.minidom as xd
import maya.cmds as cmds

class readXML():

def __init__(self):
    
    path = 'C:\\Users\\blabla\\Desktop\\Temp\\GH-Export.xml' 
    print(path)
    
    xFile = xd.parse(path)
    
    elements = xFile.getElementsByTagName('Ctrl')
    #searches for Tagname 'Ctrl'
    print(elements)
    for e in elements:
        attrs = e.attributes.keys()
        for a in attrs:
            pair =e.attributes[a]
            print('Name is ' + str(pair.name) + ' Values is ' + str(pair.value))

inst =readXML()

XML:

<?xml version=“1.0” ?>
<pose>
<Ctrl ctrlName=“Cube0” rotateX=“0.0” rotateY=“0.0” rotateZ=“0.0” scaleX=“0.0” scaleY=“0.0” scaleZ=“0.0” translateX=“0” translateY=“0” translateZ=“0” visibility=“True”/>
<Ctrl ctrlName=“Cube1” rotateX=“1.1” rotateY=“10.1” rotateZ=“100.1” scaleX=“1.01” scaleY=“10.01” scaleZ=“100.01” translateX=“1” translateY=“10” translateZ=“100” visibility=“True”/>
<Ctrl ctrlName=“Cube2” rotateX=“2.2” rotateY=“20.2” rotateZ=“200.2” scaleX=“2.02” scaleY=“20.02” scaleZ=“200.02” translateX=“2” translateY=“20” translateZ=“200” visibility=“True”/>
<Ctrl ctrlName=“Cube3” rotateX=“3.3” rotateY=“30.3” rotateZ=“300.3” scaleX=“3.03” scaleY=“30.03” scaleZ=“300.03” translateX=“3” translateY=“30” translateZ=“300” visibility=“True”/>
<Ctrl ctrlName=“Cube4” rotateX=“4.4” rotateY=“40.4” rotateZ=“400.4” scaleX=“4.04” scaleY=“40.04” scaleZ=“400.04” translateX=“4” translateY=“40” translateZ=“400” visibility=“True”/>
<Ctrl ctrlName=“Cube5” rotateX=“5.5” rotateY=“50.5” rotateZ=“500.5” scaleX=“5.05” scaleY=“50.05” scaleZ=“500.05” translateX=“5” translateY=“50” translateZ=“500” visibility=“True”/>
</pose>