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Synopsis

about([apiVersion=boolean], [application=boolean], [batch=boolean], [buildDirectory=boolean], [buildVariant=boolean], [codeset=boolean], [compositingManager=boolean], [connected=boolean], [ctime=boolean], [currentDate=boolean], [currentTime=boolean], [cutIdentifier=boolean], [date=boolean], [environmentFile=boolean], [evalVersion=boolean], [file=boolean], [fontInfo=boolean], [helpDataDirectory=boolean], [installedVersion=boolean], [irix=boolean], [is64=boolean], [languageResources=boolean], [linux=boolean], [linux64=boolean], [liveUpdate=boolean], [localizedResourceLocation=boolean], [ltVersion=boolean], [macOS=boolean], [macOSppc=boolean], [macOSx86=boolean], [ntOS=boolean], [operatingSystem=boolean], [operatingSystemVersion=boolean], [preferences=boolean], [product=boolean], [qtVersion=boolean], [tablet=boolean], [tabletMode=boolean], [uiLanguage=boolean], [uiLanguageForStartup=boolean], [uiLanguageIsLocalized=boolean], [uiLocaleLanguage=boolean], [version=boolean], [win64=boolean], [windowManager=boolean], [windows=boolean])

Note: Strings representing object names and arguments must be separated by commas. This is not depicted in the synopsis.

about is undoable, NOT queryable, and NOT editable.

This command displays version information about the application if it is executed without flags. If one of the above flags is specified then the specified version information is returned.

Return value

stringThe application's version information.

Related

fileInfo

Flags

apiVersion, application, batch, buildDirectory, buildVariant, codeset, compositingManager, connected, ctime, currentDate, currentTime, cutIdentifier, date, environmentFile, evalVersion, file, fontInfo, helpDataDirectory, installedVersion, irix, is64, languageResources, linux, linux64, liveUpdate, localizedResourceLocation, ltVersion, macOS, macOSppc, macOSx86, ntOS, operatingSystem, operatingSystemVersion, preferences, product, qtVersion, tablet, tabletMode, uiLanguage, uiLanguageForStartup, uiLanguageIsLocalized, uiLocaleLanguage, version, win64, windowManager, windows
Long name (short name) Argument types Properties
apiVersion(api) boolean create
Returns the api version.
application(a) boolean create
Returns the application name string.
batch(b) boolean create
Returns true if application is in batch mode.
buildDirectory(bd) boolean create
Returns the build directory string.
buildVariant(bv) boolean create
Returns the build variant string.
codeset(cs) boolean create
Returns a string identifying the codeset (codepage) of the locale that Maya is running in. Example return values include "UTF-8", "ISO-8859-1", "1252". Note that the codeset values and naming conventions are highly platform dependent. They may differ in format even if they have the same meaning (e.g. "utf8" vs. "UTF-8").
compositingManager(cm) boolean create
On Linux, returns true if there is a compositing manager running; on all other platforms, it always returns true.
connected(cnt) boolean create
Return whether the user is connected or not to the Internet.
ctime(cti) boolean create
Returns the current time in the format Wed Jan 02 02:03:55 1980\n\0
currentDate(cd) boolean create
Returns the current date in the format yyyy/mm/dd, e.g. 2003/05/04.
currentTime(ct) boolean create
Returns the current time in the format hh:mm:ss, e.g. 14:27:53.
cutIdentifier(c) boolean create
Returns the cut string.
date(d) boolean create
Returns the build date string.
environmentFile(env) boolean create
Returns the location of the application defaults file.
evalVersion(ev) boolean create
This flag is now deprecated. Always returns false, as the eval version is no longer supported.
file(f) boolean create
Returns the file version string.
fontInfo(foi) boolean create
Returns a string of the specifications of the fonts requested, and the specifications of the fonts that are actually being used.
helpDataDirectory(hdd) boolean create
Returns the help data directory.
installedVersion(iv) boolean create
Returns the product version string.
irix(ir) boolean create
Returns true if the operating system is Irix. Always false with support for Irix removed.
is64(x64) boolean create
Returns true if the application is 64 bit.
languageResources(lr) boolean create
Returns a string array of the currently installed language resources. Each string entry consists of three elements delimited with a colon (':'). The first token is the locale code (ISO 639-1 language code followed by ISO 3166-1 country code). The second token is the language name in English. This third token is the alpha-3 code (ISO 639-2). For example English is represented as "en_US:English:enu".
linux(li) boolean create
Returns true if the operating system is Linux.
linux64(l64) boolean create
Returns true if the operating system is Linux 64 bit.
liveUpdate(lu) boolean create
Returns Autodesk formatted product information.
localizedResourceLocation(lrl) boolean create
Returns the path to the top level of the localized resource directory, if we are running in an alternate language. Returns an empty string if we are running in the default language.
ltVersion(lt) boolean create
Returns true if this is the Maya LT version of the application.
macOS(mac) boolean create
Returns true if the operating system is Macintosh.
macOSppc(ppc) boolean create
Returns true if the operating system is a PowerPC Macintosh.
macOSx86(x86) boolean create
Returns true if the operating system is an Intel Macintosh.
ntOS(nt) boolean create
Returns true if the operating system is Windows.
operatingSystem(os) boolean create
Returns the operating system type. Valid return types are "nt", "win64", "mac", "linux" and "linux64"
operatingSystemVersion(osv) boolean create
Returns the operating system version. on Linux this returns the equivalent of uname -srvm
preferences(pd) boolean create
Returns the location of the preferences directory.
product(p) boolean create
Returns the license product name.
qtVersion(qt) boolean create
Returns Qt version string.
tablet(tab) boolean create
Windows only. Returns true if the PC is a Tablet PC.
tabletMode(tm) boolean create
Windows 8 (and above) only. If your device is a Tablet PC, then the convertible mode the device is currently running in. Returns either: tablet or laptop (keyboard attached). See the tablet flag.
uiLanguage(uil) boolean create
Returns the language that Maya's running in. Example return values include "en_US" for English and "ja_JP" for Japanese.
uiLanguageForStartup(uis) boolean create
Returns the language that is used for Maya's next start up. This is read from config file and is rewritten after setting ui language in preference.
uiLanguageIsLocalized(uii) boolean create
Returns true if we are running in an alternate language, not the default (English).
uiLocaleLanguage(ull) boolean create
Returns the language locale of the OS. English is default.
version(v) boolean create
Returns the version string.
win64(w64) boolean create
Returns true if the operating system is Windows x64 based.
windowManager(wm) boolean create
Returns the name of the Window Manager that is assumed to be running.
windows(win) boolean create
Returns true if the operating system is Windows based.
Flag can appear in Create mode of command Flag can appear in Edit mode of command
Flag can appear in Query mode of command Flag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.

Python examples

import maya.cmds as cmds

cmds.about( )

version = cmds.about(v=True)