kitsu_task_launch.py

# launch_kitsu_task_panel.py
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
# Launcher for Kitsu Task Panel.
# Works in Nuke, Maya, Houdini, Blender and standalone Python.
#
# Usage (shelf button / menu item — same for all DCCs):
#
#   import sys
#   sys.path.insert(0, "/path/to/kitsu_task_panel_folder")
#   import launch_kitsu_task_panel, importlib
#   importlib.reload(launch_kitsu_task_panel)
#   launch_kitsu_task_panel.launch()
#
# The only hard requirement is that this file and kitsu_task_panel.py share
# the same folder, and that kitsu_task_panel_config.json is reachable
# (same folder or home directory).

import sys
import os
import importlib


def launch():
    # Make sure the folder that contains this launcher is on sys.path
    # so kitsu_task_panel.py can always be found.
    _here = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
    if _here not in sys.path:
        sys.path.insert(0, _here)

    try:
        import kitsu_task_context_detection
        import kitsu_task_panel
        importlib.reload(kitsu_task_context_detection)
        importlib.reload(kitsu_task_panel)
    except ImportError as e:
        msg = "KitsuTaskPanel: could not import required module: " + str(e)
        print(msg)
        # Try to surface the error inside the active DCC
        try:
            import maya.cmds as cmds
            cmds.confirmDialog(title="Import Error", message=msg)
            return
        except ImportError:
            pass
        try:
            import hou
            hou.ui.displayMessage(msg, severity=hou.severityType.Error)
            return
        except ImportError:
            pass
        try:
            import bpy
            print(msg)   # Blender: error appears in console
            return
        except ImportError:
            pass
        return

    kitsu_task_panel.show()


if __name__ == "__main__":
    launch()