The Wiggler v1-0-1

import maya.cmds as plg
import random
#plg.polyCube( sx=5, sy=5, sz=5, n='plm' )


def wiggler(whichOne, howMuch):
    activeO = whichOne
    scalingFactor = int(howMuch)
    # iterate through all of the verticies and wiggle them
    for x in range(0,len(plg.getAttr(activeO[0]+ '.vtx[*]',size=True))):
        plm = str(activeO[0]) + '.vtx[' + str(x) + ']'
        print 'changing ' + plm + ' now'
        howFarX = random.random()/scalingFactor
        howFarY = random.random()/scalingFactor
        howFarZ = random.random()/scalingFactor
        #plg.vtx[x].polyMoveVertex( setTranslateX=howFarX setTranslateY=howFarY  setTranslateZ=howFarZ )
        plg.setAttr(plm,  howFarX, howFarY, howFarZ, type="double3")