maya modules

http://around-the-corner.typepad.com/adn/2012/07/distributing-files-on-maya-maya-modules.html

http://cgartistry.com/running-python-scripts-in-maya/

http://forums.cgsociety.org/archive/index.php?t-1221128.html

https://github.com/tenghaowang/Maya-PoseSaver/blob/master/PoseSaver.py

http://www.nkoubi.com/blog/tutorial/how-to-create-a-dynamic-shelf-plugin-for-maya/

http://www.chadvernon.com/blog/resources/python-scripting-for-maya-artists/modules/

http://techartsurvival.blogspot.com/2014/01/mayas-mildy-magical-modules.html

http://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2017/ENU/?guid=__files_GUID_CB76E356_753B_4837_8C5B_3296C14872CA_htm

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/maya-programming/setting-maya-shelf-path-and-usersetup-py/td-p/4185747

http://download.autodesk.com/global/docs/maya2013/en_us/index.html?url=files/Python_Python_in_Maya.htm,topicNumber=d30e725143

http://www.jonasavrin.com/2010/08/15/maya-env-configuration-of-variables-using-usersetup-mel/

http://help.autodesk.com/cloudhelp/2017/CHS/Maya-Tech-Docs/CommandsPython/getModulePath.html

http://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2017/ENU/?guid=__files_GUID_130A3F57_2A5D_4E56_B066_6B86F68EEA22_htm

http://forums.cgsociety.org/archive/index.php?t-950478.html

convert to xpm:

http://www.office-converter.com/Convert-to-XPM

http://www.nkoubi.com/blog/tutorial/how-to-create-a-dynamic-shelf-plugin-for-maya/

http://ewertb.soundlinker.com/mel/mel.030.php

http://tech-artists.org/forum/showthread.php?5309-Deploy-tools-for-your-Maya-team

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/python_inside_maya/Uh1GjNiyxNs

http://lesterbanks.com/2014/04/script-custom-tool-panel-maya/

http://tech-artists.org/forum/showthread.php?3271-Distribution-techniques-for-external-Python-tools&highlight=distribute

http://tech-artists.org/forum/archive/index.php?t-5309.html

http://tech-artists.org/forum/showthread.php?2216-python-Maya-startup-script