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Difference between revisions of "Houdini Python Cookbook"

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[https://github.com/kiryha/Houdini/wiki/python-for-artists Python for Artists]
Force the entire scene to cook (all nodes)
Force the entire scene to cook (all nodes)
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List all the environment variables
List all the [https://jurajtomori.wordpress.com/2018/01/15/houdini-tip-taking-advantage-of-environment-variables/ environment variables]
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import os
import os
for e in os.environ:
for e in os.environ:
    print(e, os.environ[e])
    print(e, os.environ[e])
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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.
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hou.text.incrementNumberedString( hou.getenv('HIPNAME') )
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Reload a module, useful if you make some changes to the module.
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import importlib
importlib.reload(module)
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Latest revision as of 13:12, 16 August 2022

Python for Artists

Force the entire scene to cook (all nodes)

for node in hou.node("/").allSubChildren():
    node.cook(force=True)

Print the full path of the current Houdini scene

print(hou.hipFile.path())

Get the version numbers in the filename

hou.hscript('echo -n `opdigits($HIPNAME)`')

What platform is Houdini running on?

hou.applicationPlatformInfo()

List all the environment variables

import os
for e in os.environ:
    print(e, os.environ[e])

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.

hou.text.incrementNumberedString( hou.getenv('HIPNAME') )

Reload a module, useful if you make some changes to the module.

import importlib
importlib.reload(module)