pymel.core.general.about

about(*args, **kwargs)

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.

Flags:

Long Name / Short Name Argument Types Properties
apiVersion / api bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  Returns the api version.
application / a bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  Returns the application name string.
batch / b bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  Returns true if application is in batch mode.
buildDirectory / bd bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  Returns the build directory string.
buildVariant / bv bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  Returns the build variant string.
codeset / cs bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  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. utf8vs. UTF-8).
compositingManager / cm bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  On Linux, returns true if there is a compositing manager running; on all other platforms, it always returns true.
connected / cnt bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  Return whether the user is connected or not to the Internet.
ctime / cti bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  Returns the current time in the format Wed Jan 02 02:03:55 1980n0
currentDate / cd bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  Returns the current date in the format yyyy/mm/dd, e.g. 2003/05/04.
currentTime / ct bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  Returns the current time in the format hh:mm:ss, e.g. 14:27:53.
cutIdentifier / c bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  Returns the cut string.
date / d bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  Returns the build date string.
environmentFile / env bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  Returns the location of the application defaults file.
evalVersion / ev bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  This flag is now deprecated. Always returns false, as the eval version is no longer supported.
file / f bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  Returns the file version string.
fontInfo / foi bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  Returns a string of the specifications of the fonts requested, and the specifications of the fonts that are actually being used.
helpDataDirectory / hdd bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  Returns the help data directory.
installedVersion / iv bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  Returns the product version string.
ioVersion / io bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  Returns true if this is the Maya IO version of the application.
irix / ir bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  Returns true if the operating system is Irix. Always false with support for Irix removed.
is64 / x64 bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  Returns true if the application is 64 bit.
languageResources / lr bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  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 bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  Returns true if the operating system is Linux.
linux64 / l64 bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  Returns true if the operating system is Linux 64 bit.
liveUpdate / lu bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  Returns Autodesk formatted product information.
localizedResourceLocation / lrl bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  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 bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  Returns true if this is the Maya LT version of the application.
macOS / mac bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  Returns true if the operating system is Macintosh.
macOSppc / ppc bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  Returns true if the operating system is a PowerPC Macintosh.
macOSx86 / x86 bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  Returns true if the operating system is an Intel Macintosh.
ntOS / nt bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  Returns true if the operating system is Windows.
operatingSystem / os bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  Returns the operating system type. Valid return types are nt, win64, mac, linuxand linux64
operatingSystemVersion / osv bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  Returns the operating system version. on Linux this returns the equivalent of uname -srvm
preferences / pd bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  Returns the location of the preferences directory.
product / p bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  Returns the license product name.
qtVersion / qt bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  Returns Qt version string.
tablet / tab bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  Windows only. Returns true if the PC is a Tablet PC.
tabletMode / tm bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  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 tabletflag.
uiLanguage / uil bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  Returns the language that Maya’s running in. Example return values include en_USfor English and ja_JPfor Japanese.
uiLanguageForStartup / uis bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  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 bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  Returns true if we are running in an alternate language, not the default (English).
uiLocaleLanguage / ull bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  Returns the language locale of the OS. English is default.
version / v bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  Returns the version string.
win64 / w64 bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  Returns true if the operating system is Windows x64 based.
windowManager / wm bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  Returns the name of the Window Manager that is assumed to be running.
windows / win bool ../../../_images/create.gif
  Returns true if the operating system is Windows based. Flag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.

Derived from mel command maya.cmds.about

Example:

import pymel.core as pm

pm.about( )

version = pm.about(v=True)