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Execute command when UI window is closed | Maya/Python

Here’s one I’m hoping should be quite simple:

How can I get my UI window to execute a command when the user closes the window? I’ve created a scriptJob that runs while the window is open and I’d like to run a command to terminate it when the window is closed, and avoid having any scriptJobs running when the tool isn’t in use.

Using Python in Maya2020 Any pointers greatly appreciated

Solution

  • You can add a parentparameter to the scriptJob command to attach the scriptJob to an UI element, have a look at the docs: parent - Attaches this job to a piece of maya UI. When the UI is destroyed, the job will be killed along with it.