Slides Maya Module (.mod) Files A Maya module file is a simple text file with a .mod extension. It tells Maya where to find scripts, plugins, icons, and other resources.
PyEnv can be installed by downloading from here https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv or if using a mac use brew install pyenv
If downloading from github do the following
git clone https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv.git ~/.pyenv cd ~/.
When running the following code in a mayapy session
import maya.standalone maya.standalone.initialize(name='python') The interpreter never returns for the next line of code.
TL;DR was an issue with my userSetup.py where I use cmds.
Why do I need it? Life is too short to tidy up code by hand. Black is an opinionated python formatter. By using it, you agree to cede control over minutiae of hand-formatting.