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[esan]

I am trying to embed python modules in OTLs so that they get baked in to the OTL and is easier to distribute. However, I am unable to figure out how to execute that embedded python code form buttons or menus in the OTL. I can get the script in the PythonModule section of the OTL to work but if I import a 'Custom Script' through the 'Operator Type Properties' window then I am unable to figure out the right python syntax to access it.

If the python function is in the PythonModule then I can do the following in the menu button to execute it:

node.hdaModule().somePythonFunction(node)

What is the correct way of accessing the same function if it is in a 'Custom Script' section?

[graham]

If you have code in additional sections you need to convert those sections to modules in your PythonModule using the toolutils module.

For example, if you had a function foo() in an extra scripts section called "AdditionalCode", you would do this in your main PythonModule:

import toolutils
mymodule = toolutils.createModuleFromSection("mymodule", kwargs['type'], "AdditionalCode")

You can then do this:

node.hm().mymodule.foo()

Edited by graham, 19 July 2012 - 03:53 PM.

[esan]

graham, on 19 July 2012 - 03:52 PM, said:

If you have code in additional sections you need to convert those sections to modules in your PythonModule using the toolutils module.

For example, if you had a function foo() in an extra scripts section called "AdditionalCode", you would do this in your main PythonModule:

import toolutils
mymodule = toolutils.createModuleFromSection("mymodule", kwargs['type'], "AdditionalCode")

You can then do this:

node.hm().mymodule.foo()

Brilliant!
Thanks - that works perfectly.

[kgoossens]

Is it possible to access code of additional sections within an HDA "Menu script"?
I've tried to do this but I get a KeyError:('type'.)