Custom Python Menu loading from yaml

[DGFA DAG's GRAPHIC & FOTO ART]

Hi,

I got my custom menu in pyton as well in mel but I want to load the menu structure from a yaml file e.g. like this

- command: SetProject
  icon: fileOpen.png
  label: Set Project
  lang: mel
- divider: ''
- command: IncrementAndSave
  icon: saveToShelf.png
  label: Save icremental
  lang: mel
- command: SaveSceneAs
  icon: save.png
  label: Save as
  lang: mel
- divider: ''

How can I achive this?

Thanks!

[Justin Israel]

In Python you can use PyYAML to read in your file. https://pypi.org/project/PyYAML/

Then you can iterate over the list of commands and call the appropriate Maya Python menu functions. If you already have this solved in Python then I would say just have your MEL code call this python code and reuse the same logic, since there is no point in trying to write and maintain it in 2 places. 

 

Thanks!

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[DGFA DAG's GRAPHIC & FOTO ART]

Thank you!

I never used yaml or any type of parsing yet.

I hope I get it to work.