View source for Houdini Python Cookbook

Force the entire scene to cook (all nodes)
<syntaxhighlight lang='Python'>
for node in hou.node("/").allSubChildren():
    node.cook(force=True)
</syntaxhighlight>

Print the full path of the current Houdini scene
<syntaxhighlight lang='Python'>
print(hou.hipFile.path())
</syntaxhighlight>

Get the version numbers in the filename
<syntaxhighlight lang='Python'>
hou.hscript('echo -n `opdigits($HIPNAME)`')
</syntaxhighlight>

What platform is Houdini running on?
<syntaxhighlight lang='Python'>
hou.applicationPlatformInfo()
</syntaxhighlight>

List all the environment variables
<syntaxhighlight lang='Python'>
import os
for e in os.environ:
    print(e, os.environ[e])
</syntaxhighlight>

Increment number at the end of a text string.  This is the algorithm used by Houdini to generate uniquely named child nodes inside a network.
<syntaxhighlight lang='Python'>
hou.text.incrementNumberedString( hou.getenv('HIPNAME') )
</syntaxhighlight>