what are the exact results you get when running the following: at a shell:
echo `which ipython` echo `which ipymel` echo `which mayapy` from a mayapy session: import IPython On Apr 21, 2009, at 6:47 AM, davegreenwood wrote: > > Hi, first sorry if my mail appears twice, this is my second sending, > but I'm not sure if messages are moderated? > > Anyway, I'm experiencing the same problem. I'm happy that my paths are > set correctly, if I type: > > /usr/bin/env mayapy > > I get a mayapy session, and also I can import pymel. > > As in the first post, what isn't working is just the ipymel script. I > tried changing the first line of > ipymel to: > > #!$MAYA_LOCATION/bin/mayapy > > but nothing changed. I did notice that I only had one (long) line in > that file, I'm not sure that is how it should be? > > Anyway, I'd love to get this going. > > Thanks in advance for any help. > > Dave. > > > On Apr 13, 8:36 pm, Chadrik <[email protected]> wrote: >> It looks like the script is being interpreted as a shell script >> instead of a python script. The very first line of tools/bin/ipymel >> is a fancy way of informing the system what executable to use to >> interpret the script: >> >> #!/usr/bin/env mayapy >> >> the reason i say it's "fancy" is because usually the path is hard- >> coded to the location of the python binary, or in our case mayapy. >> mayapy is not guaranteed to be in any one location on all systems so >> I'm using the executable 'evn' to determine where to find the >> 'mayapy' >> executable. >> >> if you open a new shell and type the following, it should start a >> mayapy session: >> >> /usr/bin/env mayapy >> >> Let me know if that does not work. Also, I just realized that there >> is a much simpler way to do this. replace the first line of ipymel >> with the following >> >> #!$MAYA_LOCATION/bin/mayapy >> >> and just to make sure we're clear, to launch ipymel -- once its setup >> properly -- all you need to do is type: >> >> ipymel >> >> -chad > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
