The document the error spit out has some suggestions: http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0263/
I've never run into this, but maybe if you put that "coding" statement in there it will work. I don't know why it works on some versions and not others. Perhaps later versions of the interpreter know how to handle it. On 4/8/09, ryant <[email protected]> wrote: > > Do you know how to make a script that has the copyright system in it > work? I solved the problem by removing the symbol. > > On Apr 7, 7:55 pm, Ben Barker <[email protected]> wrote: >> AFAIK "\\xa9" is the copyright symbol. If encoding isn't specified it may >> not know how to interpret this symbol if it exists in your code, probably >> in >> the docs. >> >> >> >> On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 5:40 PM, ryant <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Well that still helps me, I can specify that it doesnt work in maya >> > 8.5 so no one gets frustrated trying to use it. I dont have a way of >> > testing it on 8.5 so I am kind of stuck there. It might be that a few >> > functions needed to make the plugin were not exposed in 8.5 to Python. >> > 8.5 was the first implementation of the language so they still were >> > working some issues out in that version of Maya. >> >> > They still have the 8.5 docs on autodesk.com so maybe I can figure out >> > which function is causing that error. >> >> > RyanT >> >> > On Apr 7, 5:22 pm, Richard Kazuo <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > Hi Ryan, I still got the same error using Maya 8.5. >> >> > > But, it works fine in my Mayas 2008/2009... maybe it's something that >> > just >> > > doesn't work in 8.5. >> >> > > Sorry I can't be more helpful, I'm still very raw on plugin coding in >> > > Python. But this poseDeformer adaptation to a scripted plugin really >> > > interests me! >> >> > > Richard >> >> > > On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 3:03 PM, ryant <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > > > Try and re-download it off my site. I found this error: >> >> > > > // Error: file: C:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2008/scripts/others/ >> > > > pluginWin.mel line 638: ("Non-ASCII character '\\xa9' in file C:/ >> > > > Documents and Settings/rtrowbridge/Desktop/poseReader.py on line 29, >> > > > but no encoding declared; >> > > > seehttp://www.python.org/peps/pep-0263.html >> > > > for details", ('C:/Documents and Settings/rtrowbridge/Desktop/ >> > > > poseReader.py', 28, 0, None)) >> > > > # File "C:/Documents and Settings/rtrowbridge/Desktop/ >> > > > poseReader.py", line 28 >> > > > # SyntaxError: ("Non-ASCII character '\\xa9' in file C:/Documents >> > > > and >> > > > Settings/rtrowbridge/Desktop/poseReader.py on line 29, but no >> > > > encoding >> > > > declared; seehttp://www.python.org/peps/pep-0263.htmlfordetails";, >> > > > ('C:/Documents and Settings/rtrowbridge/Desktop/poseReader.py', 28, >> > > > 0, >> > > > None)) // >> >> > > > Right before I distributed the script I added some copyright code >> > > > that >> > > > Michael Comet had in his code. Well apparently the (c) symbol was >> > > > making the script fail to load of all things. See if it works now. >> >> > > > Steps: >> >> > > > Load the plugin, source the MEL script, execute "poseReaderUI();", >> > > > then select a transform of some sort like a cube and click "rig >> > > > selected objects..." like you did. Give this a test and tell me if >> > > > it >> > > > works for you now. I just tested on Maya 2008, I dont have access to >> > > > 8.5 so hopefully this will work. Thanks for the help of pointing out >> > > > the bugs. >> >> > > > RyanT >> > > > Technical Artist >> > > >www.rtrowbridge.com/blog >> > > > NaughtyDog Inc. >> >> > > > On Apr 7, 7:18 am, Richard Kazuo <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > > > Hey Ryan, >> >> > > > > Sorry, I forgot to test the script, but couldn't get it to work >> > either. >> > > > :( >> > > > > I created a cube, loaded the .PY, run the MELscript and got the >> > following >> > > > > error: >> >> > > > > // Error: state >> > > > > # Traceback (most recent call last): >> > > > > # File ".../plug-ins/poseReader.py", line 493, in compute >> > > > > # hNodeState = data.inputValue( self.state ) >> > > > > # File >> >> > "C:\engserv\rbuild\164\build\wrk\optim\runTime\Python\Lib\site-packages\maya\OpenMayaMPx.py", >> > > > > line 1676, in <lambda> >> > > > > # File >> >> > "C:\engserv\rbuild\164\build\wrk\optim\runTime\Python\Lib\site-packages\maya\OpenMayaMPx.py", >> > > > > line 31, in _swig_getattr >> > > > > # AttributeError: state // >> >> > > > > Just clicked on the cube and then in the UI button "Rig Selected >> > > > Objects"... >> > > > > Is there more to it? Joints also give the same error message. >> >> > > > > A screenshot of the erorr is attached on this email. >> >> > > > > Richard (running Maya 8.5 x32) >> >> > > > > On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 10:48 PM, ryant <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> > > > > > Ahh I need to add a readme file to the zip. >> >> > > > > > I have not tested it working with the poseDeformer, which is a >> > > > > > good >> > > > > > point I should make sure it works with it. We have used the >> > poseReader >> > > > > > in rigs at my work but just on their own as a utility node. If >> > > > > > you >> > > > > > create a poseReader on its own in a new scene using the mel >> > > > > > script >> > I >> > > > > > enclosed does it work? I will look into why its failing to work >> > with >> > > > > > the poseDeformer. >> >> > > > > > RyanT >> > > > > > Technical Artist >> > > > > >www.rtrowbridge.com/blog >> > > > > > NaughtyDog Inc. >> >> > > > > > On Apr 6, 7:39 am, Richard Kazuo <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > > > > > Hey man, congratulations for your initiative! This should be >> > REALLY >> > > > > > > helpfull! PoseDeformer is awesome. >> >> > > > > > > Did a quick test on a poseDeformed rig and got the following >> > error: >> >> > > > > > > // Error: (kFailure): Object does not exist >> > > > > > > # Traceback (most recent call last): >> > > > > > > # File ".../Maya8.5/plug-ins-x64/poseReader.py", line 768, >> > > > > > > in >> > draw >> > > > > > > # nDrawDetail = plugDrawDetail.asInt() >> > > > > > > # File >> >> > "G:\engserv\rbuild\175\build\wrk\optim\runTime\Python\Lib\site-packages\maya\OpenMaya.py", >> > > > > > > line 7940, in asInt >> > > > > > > # RuntimeError: (kFailure): Object does not exist // >> >> > > > > > > Maya automatically loaded the .MLL for the original deformer >> > > > > > > and >> > > > reader, >> > > > > > > then I manually unloaded the .MLL reader and loaded the .PY >> > reader, >> > > > to >> > > > > > get >> > > > > > > this error. >> >> > > > > > > Am I doing something wrong? >> > > > > > > BTW, I'm using Maya 8.5 x64! >> >> > > > > > > Richard >> >> > > > > > > On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 3:35 PM, ryant <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> > > > > > > > I am finally posting the poseReader plug-in I converted. You >> > can >> > > > find >> > > > > > > > it in the downloads section here: >> >> > > > > > > >http://www.rtrowbridge.com/blog/downloads/ >> >> > > > > > > > It was originally written by Michael B. Comet so the concept >> > was >> > > > > > > > created by him and he deserves the credit. I converted his >> > > > > > > > C++ >> > code >> > > > > > > > into a Maya Python API plug-in. Hopefully with no bugs, but >> > there >> > > > very >> > > > > > > > well could be some still lurking. If you find any feel free >> > > > > > > > to >> > tell >> > > > me >> > > > > > > > and I will look into fixing them. I think this was a good >> > exercise >> > > > in >> > > > > > > > converting a plug-in. It helped me with understanding better >> > how to >> > > > > > > > read C++ into Python. Not that I will be doing that often >> > > > > > > > but >> > it is >> > > > > > > > still a good learning experience. >> >> > > > > > > > This changes the poseReader from being a plug-in that must >> > > > > > > > be >> > > > compiled >> > > > > > > > for every version of Maya to a plug-in that will work on any >> > > > platform >> > > > > > > > and for any version of Maya using Python. That’s pretty cool >> > > > > > > > I >> > > > think. >> >> > > > > > > > Feel free to pick it apart and learn from it. >> >> > > > > > > > Cheers, >> > > > > > > > RyanT >> > > > > > > > Technical Artist >> > > > > > > >www.rtrowbridge.com/blog >> > > > > > > > NaughtyDog Inc. >> >> > > > > poseReaderError.jpg >> > > > > 140KViewDownload >> >> -- >> -Ben Barker > > > -- -Ben Barker --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
