Setting up VS Code for Houdini Python

[makah21803]

Hi,

Im new to python, Im trying to use vscode as external editor but it really sucks at being intuitive for a beginner...

1) Im trying to add the hou.module so I can see the functions but It doesnt show the functions:

my settings.json looks like this:

{

    "python.pythonPath": "C:\\PROGRA~1\\SIDEEF~1\\HOUDIN~1.287\\python27\\python.exe",

    "python.linting.pylintEnabled": false,

    "python.linting.enabled": true,

    "python.linting.flake8Enabled": true,

    "[python]":{},

    "python.jediEnabled": false,

    "python.autoComplete.extraPaths": [ "C:\\Program Files\\Side Effects Software\\Houdini 18.0.287\\houdini\\python2.7libs\\Hou.pyc" ],

}

(I tried without the [] brackets too) 

 

2) Also when I edit a .py Code tells me: Linter flake8 is not installed. And when I click Install is says: There is no Pip installer available in the selected environment. 

Can someone help?

Im using:
Windows 10
Houdini 18
VS Code v 1.41.1
Python v 2.7.15 64-bit

 

Edited January 13, 2020 by makah21803

[MostHated]

Not sure if you got this working yet or not, but I am using the following and it works well for me.

 

    "python.autoComplete.extraPaths": [
        "C:\\Program Files\\SideFX\\Houdini18.0.356\\houdini\\python2.7libs",
        "E:\\_unity\\_projects\\Python_Unity\\Library\\PackageCache\\com.unity.scripting.python@2.0.0-preview.6\\Python\\site-packages"
    ],
    "python.autoComplete.preloadModules": [
        "hou",
        "unity_python"
    ],
    "terminal.integrated.env.windows": {
        "PYTHONPATH": "C:\\Program Files\\Side Effects Software\\Houdini18.0.356\\houdini\\python2.7libs;E:\\_unity\\_projects\\Python_Unity\\Library\\PackageCache\\com.unity.scripting.python@2.0.0-preview.6\\Python\\site-packages",
        "PATH": "${env:PATH};C:\\Program Files\\Side Effects Software\\Houdini18.0.356\\bin"
    },
    "python.pythonPath": "C:\\Python27\\python.exe",
    "[python]": {},
    "terminal.integrated.shell.windows": "C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\wsl.exe",