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• Operators
  December 16, 2022 by phocion1

  Arithmetic Operators + for addition - for subtraction * for multiplication / for division Logical Operators == for equal to != for not equal to >= for greater than or equal to <= for less than or equa... Continue reading
• Python in Maya
  December 16, 2022 by phocion1

  Must import maya.cmds as something, anything works but cmds is good for clarity. Maya specific commands must be preceded with cmds, for example cmds.object(). You can create a cube with cmds.polyCube... Continue reading
• Variables and Data Types Continued
  December 16, 2022 by phocion1

  The type() keyword allows you to see what data type the variable is. The data type can be converted with an =... Continue reading
• Classes/Objects
  December 16, 2022 by phocion1

  Classes are constructors that are used as a template to build objects. Classes are defined with the class keyword, followed by the classes name. Classes use the __init__() function to assign values to... Continue reading
• Functions
  December 16, 2022 by phocion1

  A block of code that runs when it is called. Can be called multiple times to be ran multiple times. Can receive and return data. Has its own local variables. Defined by using the def keyword, the func... Continue reading
• Data Types
  December 16, 2022 by phocion1

  String (str) - holds a sequence of numbers Numer... Continue reading
• Variables
  October 10, 2022 by phocion1

  During the first week I caught up on the basics of Python, with a focus on variables. Variables should be properly formatted and appropriately named to correspond to the value they contain, e.g. in ca... Continue reading