JOB variables problem with setenv

[mathieuN]

Hi Evryone,

I am currently building a Houdini pipeline in order to link it to shotgun.

Everything work well and pretty easily.

but there is a but.

I am setting the env var JOB with the command set or setenv it`s the same.

Each time I re-open the hip file my job env is not set correctly. Houdini keep the older JOB variables.

And if I do the same manip into the UI in the aliases and variables it`s work well.

 

I do not understand why.

Many there is a logic.

If anyone know please tell me.

 

 

thanks

 

mathieu

 

 

 

[MirrorSword]

I remember reading that Houdini saves the JOB env with the hip file. But it sounds like you want it to automatically update to whatever env you have set in your shell. Maybe you could add something to you 456.py to reset the JOB env. Something like this maybe.

import hou
import os
hou.putenv("JOB",os.environ["JOB"])

 

[mathieuN]

Thanks for you reply.

But it s still doesn`t work for me.

Just to be clear, I want to change the $JOB inside my scene with using the 123.py and 456.py.

With this method I can change the context of any shots with reloading houdini.

And just to be clear, I need $JOB for HQUEUE server because without a $HIP or $JOB it doesn`t work.

I gonna continue to find a good solution for this problem.

thanks again for your reply.

 

 

 

[dennis.albus]

Setting environment variables with python from inside a running Houdini instance is messy and not working as expected.

I've had more success using the equivalent hscript commands.

hou.hscript("setenv JOB = foobar")
hou.hscript("varchange JOB") # this is optional and probably not needed in your case

Hope this will work for you.

Cheers,

Dennis

Edited September 2, 2016 by dennis.albus

[mathieuN]

Thanks dennis,

The value change when you execute the syntax, but when you re-open your scene the value is reinitialize.

 

thanks a lot

mathieu

 

 

 

[edward]

Try setting os.environ["JOB"] from Python, and then calling hou.allowEnvironmentToOverwriteVariable("JOB") before loading your .hip file.

[yongbin]

I checked help document, it is

hou.allowEnvironmentToOverwriteVariable("JOB", True)

in houdini16

[kgmcnamara]

I swear I run into this problem every time I have to set up a new Houdini pipeline and it takes me twenty minutes to find this thread again. Thanks Edward and Yongbin - that's the line I'm always missing.

[Tyfx567]

mathieuN, 
Can you help me get started in connecting python with shotgun? 
I would like to develop a quick access your shots browser in houdini. 

The browser would find that user name and limit the shots, episodes, show, based on that user name.