"""
# Initialize the maya.mel package
# Note: some functions are added at runtime
#
"""

from maya.mel.melutils import *

if False:
    from typing import Dict, List, Tuple, Union, Optional


def eval(*args, **kwargs):
    """
    Takes as input a string containing MEL code, evaluates it, and returns the result.
    
    This function takes a string which contains MEL code and evaluates it using 
    the MEL interpreter. The result is converted into a Python data type and is 
    returned.
    
    If an error occurs during the execution of the MEL script, a Python exception
    is raised with the appropriate error message.
    """
    pass
