This plugin lets you easily see errors, tracebacks, warnings and debug messages in the Maya console.

Improved from forks for performance, unloading and better matching. Tested on Maya 2024 (PySide2) & Maya 2026 (PySide6)

Install this plugin using plugget (recommended)

If you have Maya Plugget qt installed, you can 1 click install, just search & install script_editor_highlighter.

Manual Install

1. Either;
   a. Copy the script in your plugins folder %UserProfile%\Documents\Maya\plug-ins.
   b. Use the supplied script_editor_highlighter.mod (Maya module)
2. Enable the plugin.
3. Open script editor.

NOTE: It won't work until you go out of focus, so click on the viewport then back on the editor.

Reference

see https://hannesdelbeke.github.io/wiki/tech%20art/maya/Maya%20script%20editor%20syntax%20highlight/