How to setup PyCharm – PyftAA Series #10
Frustrated with your current script editor for Python development? Want to graduate from using “hand tools” to “power tools” in Python scripting? In this video I will show you how to setup PyCharm to get started developing in Python. This series does not assume you have any prior programming knowledge. If you are joining us…
Python for the Anxious CG Artist #09 – While Loops
Not sure when to use the while loop vs for loop? In this video we will discuss how and when to use the while loop. This series does not assume you have any prior programming knowledge. If you are joining us in the middle of this series, the series was designed to be taken step…
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Python for the Anxious CG Artist #08 – For Loops
In this lesson we start to combo our existing knowledge of lists, making choices and the for loop to get more sophisticated with the programs we write. We will cover the For Loop, the range() function as well as making choices in a loop. https://youtu.be/rDf3NOvInN0 RESOURCES AND LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO: 00:41 – Introduction…
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Python for the Anxious CG Artist #07 – Lists
We have come some way now. And we are going to introduce the important List data type today. Lists are used in almost every single python script because it is a powerful way to organise and remember information in a program. I’ll teach you how to create a list, access data in it, find out…
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Python for the Anxious CG Artist #06 – Making Choices
It’s all about showing you how to teach the computer to make smart decisions this week. We will be learning about the boolean datatype, comparison operators, the if statement and how to use operators like “in”, “not”, “and” and “or”. We’ve got just a couple of more concept classes and we can start to take…
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Python for the Anxious CG Artist #05 – Strings II
In this video we are going to perform some more advanced text(string) manipulation techniques and string operations. You are going to be using these techniques all the time incuding manipulating filenames, file paths, maya object heriarchy paths or houdini attribute names. Some of the techniques here will come in useful when we start to teach…
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