Establishing an icons folder

controls.py

'''
controls.py 
Michael Clavan 


import controls
reload(controls)

'''

import pymel.core as pm 

print 'Control Icons Interface'

import os # os.path

def icon_path_finder():
	# '/Users/mclavan/Library/Preferences/Autodesk/maya/scripts'
	file_path = os.path.split(__file__)[0]
	global icon_path
	icon_path = os.path.join(file_path, 'icons')

	print 'Icon path established.'

'''
icons 

arrowsToget.png
mark.png
plus.png

image=os.path.join(icon_path, 'arrowsToget.png')
'''

def load_icon(icon):
	return os.path.join(icon_path, icon)

def gui():
	'''

	import controls
	controls.gui() 
	'''
	win_name = 'mecControlWin'
	if pm.window(win_name, ex=True):
		pm.deleteUI(win_name)

	global win_object
	win_object = pm.window('mecControlWin', w=100, h=300)
	main_layout = pm.columnLayout()
	pm.rowColumnLayout(nc=2, cw=[[1, 52],[2, 52]])
	pm.symbolButton(w=52, h=36, image=load_icon('arrowsToget.png'))
	pm.symbolButton(w=52, h=36, image=load_icon('mark.png'))
	pm.symbolButton(w=52, h=36, image=load_icon('plus.png'))
	pm.symbolButton(w=52, h=36, image=load_icon('arrowsToget.png'))

	win_object.show()
	print 'Interface Loaded'



icon_path_finder()