How to Import Files in Houdini with Python | Part 1

You need to bring alot of files into your Houdini project and want to save time? This is one way to solve it - a file importer tool written in python.

After a longer break due to reasons... :) I continue with my Houdini journey and explore beyond VEX. One of the first things I found when starting to learn VEX was the lack of possibilities to work with external data. Like loading in cached geometry through file nodes.
And thats where Python comes in. This video is not an introduction of python in Houdini but an example what you can do with it.

This Use Case is a good example on the many possibilities you get once you are able to include Python into your workflows.

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[sniperpk]

sod the houdini stuff. i am so happy at you having a kid and sharing your update with us.

[solidair]

Great intro. I ran it through a loop to avoid repetition. Thanks for all the tips!

pt = “../python_test”

def NewNodes(name):
node = hou.node(pt).createNode(name)
node.moveToGoodPosition()

myNodes = (“grid”, ”switch”, ”attribwrangle”, ”copytopoints”, ”block_begin”, ”block_end”)

for newNodes in myNodes:
NewNodes(newNodes)

[joeldeslo]

It's great to see you back! Congrats!
Thanks for sharing that voodoo that you do so well.

[enriquepatino]

Useful as hell! Need to get into more Python in Houdini

[BCblackchicken]

Very interesting, looking forward for next part. Thanks a lot.

[BrwnHs]

Really great tutorial, really clear, complete and at the right speed ! I really hope you will do more python in houdini tutorial

[dalelinney]

Hi, I'm getting an error

exec
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax


Any ideas what it could be? I've done everything exactly as typed and can't see anything wrong with the syntax

[AshutoshMaurya]

Hey can u make a tutorial on how to import cache sequence from multiple folder?
I wedge a simulation and i want to import all the cache sequence at one!

[shivsharma]

hey i am new to programming could you please tell me what should i prefer VEX or Python...?

[pawebernaciak]

1. Would be better to use digital asset for this purpose instead of creating nodes by code.
2. Since Houdini 17.5 file sop could be compiled loop

[oliverwildt]

Please make a Python course similar to your VEX course! (Similar = same amount of depth)

[affectreflect]

Golden as always..Best of luck with the fam maestro