(SOLVED) Python Script run, then wait for TOPS to finish the continue?

[shadowst17]

Hello,

I'm trying to run a python script that does some code, runs a TOPS and then waits for said TOPs to finish then continue the rest of the script. Any ideas on how I could go about that? I've tried time but i guess it's on the same thread so it freezes Houdini. Here's a simplified script giving you the gist of what I'm looking for.

 

import hou
import time

node = hou.selectedNodes()[0]

hip = hou.hipFile.path()
hou.hipFile.save(hip)
node.parm("cookbutton").pressButton()
time.sleep(2)

cooking = True
failed = False

while cooking:
    for i in range(60):
        if node.getCookState(1) != hou.topCookState.Cooking:
            print("Cook finished")
            cooking = False
            break
        time.sleep(2)
    if node.getCookState(1) == hou.topCookState.Cooking:
        print("Times up")
        failed = True
    cooking = False

print("Continue the rest of the script")

 

SOLVED:

Using the .CookOutputWorkItems(block=True) solved my issue.

Edited September 15, 2023 by shadowst17