substep Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Hi there, has python more or less replaced hscript? I know some things are easier to do with one or the other, So I guess I'm just asking where people are mostly using what? In the docs, it states "HOM replaces the functionality of Houdini's previous scripting solutions, the expression language and HScript." is this true? I mostly find hscript in sample scenes I download from odforce. Sorry if this is a silly question, but I'm still green to all this Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anim Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 some threads you may find useful http://www.sidefx.co...ewtopic&t=21428 http://www.sidefx.co...ewtopic&t=23658 http://forums.odforc...ript-or-python/ http://www.sidefx.co...ewtopic&t=27757 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
substep Posted July 15, 2013 Author Share Posted July 15, 2013 yes, those are very helpful. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kleer001 Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 I'm probably in the minority, but I prefer Hscript. That's probably because it's what I learned when I started. Also, there's usually less to type with Hscript and super simple scripting (the only scripting I tend to do these days). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeiamyourfather Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 I use Python almost always. Once in a while I will use HScript for expressions because it's quicker to type out than the Python equivalent (e.g. rand($PT)) but that's about it. Studios I've worked at have a similar philosophy since Python is ubiquitous now (and for good reason, HScript is shell like and Python is a full blown object oriented programming language). I'm sure HScript will be around for a long time and some users will cling to it, but I wouldn't start out trying to learn HScript over Python. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
substep Posted July 25, 2013 Author Share Posted July 25, 2013 Hi, Thanks! That's more or less the conclusion I came to. Hscript for expressions, and python for scripting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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