I've started trying to write some python scripts to do things in maya that can be a pain in the ass. The coolest one is a script that makes towers based on a curve profile and stacking an object on top of itself over and over. I call it 'Towerfy' and its been really helpful for the set I'm making. I'll probly do a post or video about it once I get it to a 1.0 stage, but its up on my bitbucket account right now.
https://bitbucket.org/jhultgre/maya-scripts/