https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/maya-forum/issue-opening-a-scene-with-python-unsaved-changes/m-p/10389275#M72404 <P>this will do the trick (untested)</P><PRE>cmds.file(file_path, open=True, force=True) </PRE><P>or in pymel&nbsp;(tested)</P><PRE>pm.openFile(scene_path, force=True) </PRE><P><BR />when i create a new scene in maya, maya sees the scene as changed despite me not touching it.<BR />you can see this if a * appears in the window title&nbsp;<BR />the command you run creates a new scene so i would assume the same happening there&nbsp;</P><PRE>cmds.file(new=True, force=True)&nbsp;</PRE><P><BR />i did notice i had a security issue which might be the cause of this,<BR />so make sure the maya security tools plugin is installed.&nbsp;<BR />it can be found here&nbsp;<A href="https://apps.autodesk.com/MAYA/en/Detail/Index?id=8637238041954239715&amp;appLang=en&amp;os=Linux" target="_self">https://apps.autodesk.com/MAYA/en/Detail/Index?id=8637238041954239715&amp;appLang=en&amp;os=Linux</A></P> Mon, 14 Jun 2021 17:02:55 GMT hannesdelbeke 2021-06-14T17:02:55Z