Custom Script works only once - Obj is not callable

[The-Digital-Shaman]

Hi there,

I am learning to source code from external files.

That's a default path for custom scripts:

...\Documents\maya\2022\Scripts\

However, I am grouping some of them in here:

...\Documents\maya\2022\Scripts\Sourced\

Having to navigate to another folder causes some challenges I try to understand.

I.e. Joe's script is run by calling a function named rapidPlace() inside the code.

I renamed *.py file to "JoeWu_RapidPlace_266", placed in the "Sourced" directory now I'm trying to run it using this script:

from Sourced import JoeWu_RapidPlace_266
rapidPlace()

Result:

# Error: NameError: file <maya console> line 10: name 'rapidPlace' is not defined #

Even without renaming python files, I still can't make them work from the "Sourced" folder.

Some similar scripts do work, but only once and then;

# Error: TypeError: file <maya console> line 12: 'module' object is not callable # 

This is the case with SpeedCut, which I call using this script;

from Sourced import JoeWu_SpeedCut
JoeWu_SpeedCut()

Is it apparent what mistake am I making?

Cheers,

DS

[Kahylan · Accepted solution]

Hi!

You are importing your module correctly, but you aren't telling maya what module you want to run your function from.

Correct Synthax would be this:

from Sourced import JoeWu_RapidPlace_266
JoeWu_RapidPlace_266.rapidPlace()

The second error stems from the fact that you are trying to call your script like a function. Your Module is called "JoeWu_SpeedCut" but you can't call the module directly. You need to call a function or class inside it. If there isn't a function in the script, open the script file and place the entire script inside a function called "execute" and call it as follows:

from Sourced import JoeWu_SpeedCut
JoeWu_SpeedCut.exectue()

I hope it helps!

[The-Digital-Shaman]

I see...makes sense.

It works now.

Much appreciated!