pymel.mayautils.getMayaLocation

getMayaLocation(version=None)

Get the path to the Maya install directory.

Note

The Maya location is defined as the directory above /bin.

Uses the MAYA_LOCATION environment variable and sys.executable path.

Returns None if not found.

Parameters:

version : bool

if passed, will attempt to find a matching Maya location. If the version found above does not match the requested version, this function uses a simple find/replace heuristic to modify the path and test if the desired version exists.

Return type:

str or None