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Python in Maya Done RightPymel makes python scripting with Maya work the way it should. Maya's command module is a direct translation of mel commands into python commands. The result is a very awkward and unpythonic syntax which does not take advantage of python's strengths -- particulary, a flexible, object-oriented design. Pymel builds on the cmds module by organizing many of its commands into a class hierarchy, and by customizing them to operate in a more succinct and intuitive way. Powerful new classes

Use a staticmethod when you know which class you want to access as you are writing the code.

Use a classmethod if you have a class hierarchy and want the method to operate on the actual class used in the call rather than the class where it was defined: