Example for abstracting away code

abstraction_example.py

import random

# An ugly way to get which 3d package you're in.
try:
    from maya import cmds
    _IN_MAYA = True
except ImportError:
    _IN_MAYA = False

try:
    import maxAPI
    _IN_MAX = True
except ImportError:
    _IN_MAX = False
    
    
def make_sphere(name, radius, position):
    if _IN_MAYA:
        # The arguments I'm using are probably wrong. They're just for illustration purposes.
        return cmds.polySphere(name=name, radius=radius, position=position)[0]
    elif _IN_MAX:
        # The Max API is probably completely wrong. Once again, this is to illustrate what I'm doing.
        return maxAPI.sphere(name=name, diameter=radius/2, x=position[0], y=position[1], z=position[2])
        
        
for i in xrange(1000):
    make_sphere("sphere{}".format(i), 1, (random.random()*100, random.random()*100, random.random()*100))