So what's wrong with the code? It's what the dude did in the video. Just not working.

# This code is called when instances of this SOP cook.
node = hou.pwd()
geo = node.geometry()

# Add code to modify the contents of geo.

def createCity():
import xml.dom.minidom

document=“”“
<osm version=”0.6“ generator=”Overpass API“>
<bounds minlat=”48.8423“ minlon=”2.3157“ maxlat=”48.8665“ maxlon=”2.3831“/> <node id=”361029“ lat=”48.8457739“ lon=”2.3675260“ version=”8“ timestamp=”2016-02-27T23:10:15Z“ changeset=”37491193“ uid=”522742“ user=”josmougn“/>
<node id=”361031“ lat=”48.8474791“ lon=”2.3655560“ version=”10“ timestamp=”2010-04-24T20:33:32Z“ changeset=”4515716“ uid=”17286“ user=”Pieren“>
<node id=”361032“ lat=”48.8508895“ lon=”2.3672954“ version=”5“ timestamp=”2010-04-24T19:09:56Z“ changeset=”4514867“ uid=”17286“ user=”Pieren“>
<node id=”361035“ lat=”48.8521381“ lon=”2.3695760“ version=”6“ timestamp=”2012-09-17T10:15:20Z“ changeset=”13141345“ uid=”456113“ user=”eric_G“/>
<node id=”361036“ lat=”48.8487850“ lon=”2.3679961“ version=”10“ timestamp=”2010-01-19T22:34:18Z“ changeset=”3662928“ uid=”33634“ user=”lapinos03“/>
<node id=”361038“ lat=”48.8428684“ lon=”2.3639709“ version=”9“ timestamp=”2012-10-07T15:43:26Z“ changeset=”13399945“ uid=”456113“ user=”eric_G“/>
<node id=”361046“ lat=”48.8399618“ lon=”2.3618169“ version=”14“ timestamp=”2011-02-08T22:27:26Z“ changeset=”7231649“ uid=”17286“ user=”Pieren“/>
<node id=”361047“ lat=”48.8416665“ lon=”2.3519925“ version=”5“ timestamp=”2012-11-08T17:39:03Z“ changeset=”13799861“ uid=”456113“ user=”eric_G“>
<osm/>
”“”

map = xml.dom.minidom.parseString(document)

if(map.documentElement.tagName != “osm”):
print ('Bad File Type')
return

def handleNodes(xmlData):

bounds = xmlData.getElementsByTagName(“bounds”)

minlat = float(bounds.getAttribute('minlat'))

maxlat = float(bounds.getAttribute('maxlat'))

minlon = float(bounds.getAttribute('minlon'))

maxlon = float(bounds.getAttribute('maxlon'))

normalizingFactor = sizeMultiplier / max((maxlon-minlon),(maxlat-minlat))

nodes = xmlData.getElementsByTagName('node')

for node in nodes:
lat = float(node.getAttribute('lat'))
lon = float(node.getAttribute('lon'))

normalizedLat = (lat-minlat) * normalizingFactor
normalizedLon = (lon-minlon) * normalizingFactor
point = geo.createPoint()


handleNodes(map)
map.unlink()

createCity()

You need to at least report the error, dude.

How can we guess? There is a divide are you dividing by zero? Does the import fail? Is there indentation error? The list goes on. If it is cmiVFX training, that training comes with all the assets already typed in. Try using the supplied example file.

Awesome a Houdini Expert….Just what all of this may need

I have a feeling some form of functionality has been removed from houdini and this is causing the error. I hope there is a workaround.

OK, so this is for a new operator type - with operator name: OSMCity and Operator Label: OSMCity - Python Type - Network Type: Geometry Operator and finally saved as OSMCity.otl

Under Basic tab set the Minimum Inputs to 0 and the Maximum Inputs to 0

Go to the Code tab and run the code. You will get the following error…

Error: Python error: Traceback (most recent call last):
File “<stdin>”, line 57, in ,module
File “<stdin>”, line 23, in ,createCity
File “C:\PROGRA~1\SIDEEF~1\HOUDINI~1.16\python27\lib\xml\dom\minidobm.py”' . line 1931 , in parseString return expatbuilder.parseString(string)
File “C:\PROGRA~1\SIDEEF~1\HOUDINI~1.16\python27\lib\xml\dom\expatbuilder.py”, line 940, in parseString return builder.parseString(string)
File “C:\PROGRA~1\SIDEEF~1\HOUDINI~1.16\python27\lib\xml\dom\expatbuilder.py”, line 223, in parseString parser.Parse(string, True)
ExpatError: no element found: line 12, column 4

Last thing: attaching img of the code to see if that will help with formatting.

It might just be some kind of formatting error in the XML. Notice some nodes end in a /> and some don't.

That's a good idea. I've played around with the code alot…but not so much the xml. I'll play with that a bit. Thanks for the idea. I will try it out.