import maya.cmds as mc


print mc.ls(selection=True)
print mc.ls(selection=True, long=True)
mc.delete('pSphere1')

print mc.ls('pSphere1', long=True)

mc.ls(transforms=True, long=True)

mc.ls(shapes=True, long=True)

for meshNode in mc.ls(type="mesh", long=True):
    mc.setAttr(meshNode+".displaySmoothMesh", False)


mc.ls("group*", long=True)

mc.ls("*Shape*", long=True)

mc.listConnections("anisotropic1", connections=True, destination=True)
sg = mc.listConnections("anisotropic1", type="shadingEngine")[0]
mc.sets(sg, query=True)
node = "|group1|pSphere1|pSphereShape1"

mc.sets(node, edit=True, forceElement=sg)