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Maya supports 3 main programming environments. Each has different setup requirements. MEL MEL scripting language is included with the Maya application. Enabled by default, users can test MEL in the script listener window in a running copy of Maya. MEL files are text files with the extension .mel...

Open the Maya listener with the button at the lower right corner of the help line. This opens the script listener. Create a Python tab from the tab bar. Here's a very basic script that will print out the positions of the cameras in a default scene. Enter this into the listener: import maya.cmds...

Printing "hello world" on several languages on Maya on the console (Script Editor). MEL On a MEL tab on the Script Editor, or the command line bar, selecting MEL: print ("hello world"); And hit play on the script editor or enter key on the command line. PYTHON On a Python...