[ QUOTE ] Ely - Python is all well and good (as is Lua), but it's not Mel or Maxscript so it doesn't really have a practical application [/ QUOTE ] Oh, I understand. But Python is implemented as a scripting language for some 3D design software. So there's no need for learning cobbled program specific languages. With that…
Oh yeah I forgot to mention. I am not sure how many of you have already heard this but Maya 8.5 will feature Python as well. Should open up some nice stuff for tool development in Maya.
I'm heavy into jscript for XSI right now... all my custom tools are written in jscript. I do plan on porting some of the bigger ones to python though, as it is nicely integrated into xsi and a growing number of other packages.
Ruz - go for it. The best thing to do is to pick a simple task and try to script it. I learned to script not by doing abstract examples, but by just grabbing the bull by the horns and trying to write something useful. Ely - Python is all well and good (as is Lua), but it's not Mel or Maxscript so it doesn't really have a…
Python and C# are next on my list. Scripting is a tremendous help in just about every application I can think of. It's hard to explain just how much time it saves until you start using scripts/macros. I think a lot of people get used to there flow and feel there fast enough so they put it off. I also use a program called…