Hey Guys:

I'm wondering if there's a preferred way to call a function in a PythonModule even handler from a parameter callback. Let's say I have a function called “foo” in my PythonModule. Which of the following is more correct? Or, are they different ways to skin the cat?

kwargs.hdaModule().foo(kwargs)

hou.pwd().hdaModule().foo(kwargs)

hou.node('.').hdaModule().foo(kwargs)

hou.phm().foo(kwargs)


Thanks!
Frankie Rodriguez

I prefer some variation of the latter:
hou.phm().foo(hou.pwd())
hou.phm().foo(kwargs)

Thanks Graham!

I take it these are all various flavors of the same thing? Just looking for any gotchas.

I really like:

hou.phm().foo( kwargs )

As this passes all the kwargs into the function

rdg
I really like:

hou.phm().foo( kwargs )

As this passes all the kwargs into the function

Interesting… But won't that require the function to take as many arguments as kwargs?

Not really. kwargs is just a dictionary so that is the only arg the function takes. Whether or not the function actually uses everything in the dictionary is up to you.

I do like passing kwargs and usually do if the function requires more than just the node argument (parm name, instance number, etc). If it just needs the node though I generally just pass hou.pwd(), leaving me the option of using the function elsewhere as well.

Graham:

Sounds like you'd then need to key off the dictionary inside your func, right? Assuming you did: hou.phm().myfunc(kwargs)

def func1(kwargs):
inst = kwargs
parmVal = kwargs

Yep, just like that.