Houdini python

[Hello world]

Came up with a question.

I want to access hou modules from a regular python shell

http://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini11.1/hom/commandline

and after this when i test if the code snippet whether worked

import hou

>>> import hou

Traceback (most recent call last):

File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>

File "c:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 11.0.547/houdini/python2.

6libs\hou.py", line 18, in <module>

import _hou

ImportError: DLL load failed: %1 is not a valid Win32 application.

I have also followed the code snippet given below

import os
 import sys
 from os import environ as env
 env.has_key('HFS')
 >>> True 
 sys.path.append(os.environ['HFS'] + '/houdini/scripts')
 sys.path.append(os.environ['HFS'] + '/houdini/python2.6libs')
  import hou

Traceback (most recent call last):

File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>

File "c:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 11.0.547/houdini/python2.

6libs\hou.py", line 18, in <module>

import _hou

ImportError: DLL load failed: %1 is not a valid Win32 application.

It would be really great if any one can help me out.

thanks

[edward]

On Windows, you must use a Python distribution that is compiled with the same compiler as Houdini (ie. VC8 for H11)

[NSDesign]

Hi Guys

 

I realise this is an old post, but it seems the closest to my own issue.

 File "C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 14.0.361\houdini\python2.7libs\hou.py", line 18, in <module>

    import _hou

ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified procedure could not be found.

 

I found that _hou is effectively a python dll, so if I understand correctly that is the dll causing the error. From what Edward says above I think the problem maybe the compiler version used to create _hou?

I did go down a track and found there are mismatch dlls : Houdini's - msvcr110.dll and Pycharms msvcr100.dll

I have no idea how to resolve that if it is in fact the problem. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks

 

Windows 7 Pro 64

Python 2.7.5

PyCharm 4.5 Community

Houdini 14.0.361 Apprentice

Edited July 15, 2015 by NSDesign