almost real fucking fractals finally

fractals.py

import maya.cmds as cmds
 
#cube = cmds.polyCube(h=5, w=5, d=5)
 
#cubeName = cube[0]
#cmds.setAttr(cubeName + '.translateX', 5)
#cmds.setAttr(cubeName + '.translateY', 5)
#cmds.setAttr(cubeName + '.translateZ', 5)
 
selected = cmds.ls(selection=True)
print(selected)
 
 
 
def translations(name): 
    
    newShape = cmds.duplicate(name)
    newName = newShape[0]
    rx = cmds.getAttr(newName + '.rx')
    ry = cmds.getAttr(newName + '.ry')
    rz = cmds.getAttr(newName + '.rz')
    scaleX = cmds.getAttr(newName+'.scaleX')
    scaleY = cmds.getAttr(newName+'.scaleY')
    scaleZ = cmds.getAttr(newName+'.scaleZ')
    distX = cmds.getAttr(newName+'.scaleX')
    distY = cmds.getAttr(newName+'.scaleY')
    distZ = cmds.getAttr(newName+'.scaleZ')
    
    if rx != 0:
        rx*=1.9
    else:
        rx+=30
        
    #rx += 30
    ry += 0
    rz += 0
    scaleX*=0.7
    scaleY*=0.7
    scaleZ*=0.7
    distX*=4.0
    distY*=1.0
    distZ*=1.0
    
    
    cmds.setAttr(newName + '.rx',rx)
    cmds.setAttr(newName + '.ry',ry)
    cmds.setAttr(newName + '.rz',rz)
    cmds.setAttr(newName + '.scaleX', scaleX)
    cmds.setAttr(newName + '.scaleY', scaleY)
    cmds.setAttr(newName + '.scaleZ', scaleZ)
    cmds.select(newName)
    cmds.move(distX,distY,distZ, r=True)
    #cmds.setAttr(newName + '.translateX', distX)
    #cmds.setAttr(newName + '.translateY', distY)
    #cmds.setAttr(newName + '.translateZ', distZ)
    
 
    return newName
 
 
def fractalize (iterations):
    returnedObj = selected[0]
    for i in range(0, iterations):
        returnedObj = translations(returnedObj)
        
        
        
fractalize(10)