nHair.py

import pymel.core as pm


class Hair_System:
    '''
    This is where helpfull info goes.
    '''    
    
    def __init__(self):
        '''
        This creates a hair system.
        '''
        print("Hi")
        
        self.nucleus_node = None
        self.hair_follicles = []
        self.hair_follicle_grp = []
        self.output_curve_grp = None
        self.output_curves = []
        self.hair_object = None
        self.hair_system = None        
        pm.mel.createHair(7, 1, 10, 0, 0, 1, 0, 5, 0, 2, 1, 1)
        
        self.hair_system = pm.ls(sl=True)[0]
        self.hair_object = self.hair_system.getParent()        

        self.nucleus_node = self.hair_system.startFrame.connections()[0]        
        
        self.hair_follicles = self.hair_system.outputHair.connections()
        self.hair_follicle_grp = self.hair_follicles[0].getParent()
        
        self.output_curve_grp = self.hair_follicles[0].getShape().outCurve.connections()[0].getParent()
        self.output_curves = self.output_curve_grp.getChildren()        
    
    def ribbon_prep(self):
        pm.delete(self.nucleus_node, self.output_curve_grp, self.hair_object)
        
        for current_follicle in self.hair_follicles:
            pm.delete(current_follicle.getChildren(type='transform'))  
 
      
    def __str__(self):
        str_line = '''Output Information:
                    nucleus_node = {0}
                    hair_follicles = {1}
                    hair_follicle_grp = {2}
                    output_curve_grp = {3}
                    output_curves = {4}
                    hair_object = {5}
                    hair_system = {6}'''.format(self.nucleus_node, self.hair_follicles, 
                                                    self.hair_follicle_grp, self.output_curve_grp,
                                                    self.output_curves, self.hair_object, self.hair_system)
        
        return str_line
        

   
    
hair1 = Hair_System()
#hair1.ribbon_prep()
print(hair1)
'''
help(hair1)
hair1.hair_system
hair2.hair_system
hair1.hair_object
dir(hair1)
'''