maya.core.node
==============

.. py:module:: maya.core.node

.. autoapi-nested-parse::

   Base Node wrapper around Maya dependency nodes.

   This module is also a fallback for all unregistered node types.



Attributes
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.. autoapisummary::

   maya.core.node.LOG


Classes
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.. autoapisummary::

   maya.core.node.Node


Module Contents
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.. py:class:: Node(long_name, **kwargs)

   Base wrapper around a Maya dependency node or DAG node.


   .. py:method:: add_attr(attr_name, **kwargs)

      Add a new attribute to the node.

      Args:
          attr_name (str): The name of the attribute to add.
          **kwargs: Additional keyword arguments to pass to cmds.addAttr.

      Returns:
          Plug: A Plug instance representing the newly added attribute.



   .. py:method:: create(cmd, name=None, parent=None)
      :classmethod:


      Create a node using a maya.cmds command name.

      Example: 'joint', 'polySphere'.



   .. py:method:: delete()

      Delete the node from the scene.



   .. py:method:: delete_attr(attr_name)

      Delete an attribute from the node.

      Args:
          attr_name (str): The name of the attribute to delete.



   .. py:method:: delete_history()

      Delete the construction history of the node.



   .. py:method:: duplicate(**kwargs)

      Duplicate the node in the scene.

      Returns:
          Node: A new Node instance representing the duplicated node.



   .. py:method:: exists() -> bool

      Return True if the wrapped node still exists in the scene.



   .. py:method:: has_attr(attr_name)

      Check if the node has the given attribute.

      Args:
          attr_name (str): The name of the attribute to check.
      Returns:
          bool: True if the attribute exists, False otherwise.



   .. py:method:: rename(new_name)

      Rename the node.



   .. py:attribute:: is_dag
      :value: False



   .. py:property:: long_name

      The full DAG path of the node.



   .. py:property:: m_obj

      Return valid MObject, re-resolving from UUID if stale.



   .. py:property:: name

      The name of the node.



   .. py:property:: type

      The type of the node.



   .. py:property:: uuid

      The UUID of the node.



.. py:data:: LOG