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import os

def createFolder(folder):
    try:
        if not os.path.exists(folder):
            os.makedirs(folder)
    except OSError:
        print('Error creating folder: ' +  folder)
        
createFolder('My New Folder')

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# cd to folder in Terminal, then run script.

import os

def createFolder(folder):
    try:
        if not os.path.exists(folder):
            os.makedirs(folder)
    except OSError:
        print ('Error creating folder: ' +  folder)

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# cd to folder in Terminal, then run script using python.

import os

def createFolder(folder):
    try:
        if not os.path.exists(folder):
            os.makedirs(folder)
    except OSError:
        print ('Error creating folder: ' +  folder)

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# define new folder
f = hou.FolderParmTemplate("myFolder", "My Folder")

# define new simple folder (no tab)
f = hou.FolderParmTemplate("myFolder", "My Folder", folder_type=hou.folderType.Simple)

# add parameter at bottom of folder
f.addParmTemplate(p)

# remove item from folder (same as for group)

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# float
p = hou.FloatParmTemplate("float1", "Float 1", 1)

# button
p = hou.ButtonParmTemplate(
    "btn1", 
    "Button 1", 
    script_callback='print("Hello World!")',
    script_callback_language=hou.scriptLanguage.Python
),

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# get node (find the path in your node's info panel)
n = hou.node("/path/to/node")

# get existing list of parameters for the specified node
g = n.parmTemplateGroup()

# define new float parameter ("id", "Label", components/input fields, default values)
p = hou.FloatParmTemplate("myParm", "My Parameter", 3, default_value=[1, 1, 1])

# append the new parameter to the list

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# edit a parameter using replace
oldParm = "oldParmId"
newParm = hou.FloatParmTemplate("newParmId", "NewParmLabel", 3, default_value=[1, 1, 1])

g.replace(oldParm, newParm)

# if you defined a parameter earlier
g.remove(p)

# ...otherwise remove by id - useful to remove existing parameters

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#-- Make sure to specify your own filename.ext and all .ext instances. 
#-- To overwrite the file, swap cp with mv.

# copy and rename file
cp filename.ext "newFileName-$(mdls -name kMDItemContentCreationDate filename.ext | sed 's/[^0-9]//g' | cut -c 3-14).ext"

# copy and rename all files in folder with specified extension.
for i in folder/*.ext; do cp "$i" "SomeTextHere-$(mdls -name kMDItemContentCreationDate "$i" | sed -e 's/[^0-9]//g' | cut -c 3-8)-someMoreTextHere.ext"; done

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# Based on this example date: 2020-12-31 16:01:33 +0000


# ---- Reading Metadata ---- #

# read all file's metadata attributes
mdls file.ext

# get file's metadata attribute by name
mdls -name kMDItemContentCreationDate file.ext

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FILEPATH=`dirname path/to/file.ext`
# returns: path/to

FILENAME=`basename path/to/file.ext`
# returns: file.ext

FILENAME=`basename path/to/file.ext | rev | cut -d . -f 2- | rev`
# returns: file

FILEEXT=`rev <<< path/to/file.ext | cut -d . -f 1 | rev`