from typing import Self class MyLocator: def set_parent(self, parent: Self) -> Self: # method available in Maya 2026 return self Useful for reading .toml config files natively without third-party libs.

As of early 2026, ships with Python 3.11.x (likely 3.11.7 or later) as its primary Python interpreter.

import tomllib with open("maya_config.toml", "rb") as f: config = tomllib.load(f) Better handling of multiple errors in parallel operations (e.g., batch processing hundreds of nodes).

# Inside Maya 2026's python.exe ./mayapy -m pip install --user some_package Would you like a full compatibility table for common Maya Python libraries (like pymel , maya-unittest , pyblish ) with Maya 2026?