Course Content
Concepts and ideas
We introduce programming languages in general, the ones we find inside Nuke and the purpose each one fulfills.
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Programming languages
06:34
Quiz: Programming languages
Interpreted and compiled languages
04:32
Quiz: Interpreted and compiled languages
The programming languages in Nuke
07:17
Python in Nuke
05:40
Quiz: Languages in Nuke
Getting ready to learn Python
06:39
Introduction to Python
We will learn the basics of Python as a language in order to start speaking it, directly in Nuke.
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Introduction to variables
07:28
Quiz: Introduction to variables
Basic operations with variables
07:19
Quiz: Basic operations with variables
Print and Conditional Structures
07:25
Introduction to functions
07:07
Quiz: Functions and conditionals
Preparing for the exercises
04:59
Exercise: Introduction to Python
Exercise: Introduction to Python – Resolution
18:11
Python Fundamentals I
We continue our journey of learning Python by exploring the most fundamental techniques of the language, directly from Nuke's console.
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Python Lists
08:11
Quiz: Python Lists
Loops (Part 1)
05:21
Quiz: Loops (Part 1)
Loops (Part 2)
05:55
Quiz: Loops (Part 2)
Exercise: Lists and Loops
Exercise: Lists and Loops – Resolution
11:46
Interlude: KnobScripter
08:31
Strings (Part 1)
08:41
Quiz: Strings (Part 1)
Strings (Part 2)
05:23
Quiz: Strings (Part 2)
Exercise: String Operations
Exercise: String Operations – Resolution
11:11
Python Fundamentals II
We continue learning the most important fundamentals of Python, with the creation and usage of functions and modules.
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Defining and executing functions
09:57
Quiz: Defining and executing functions
Arguments and scope
07:01
Quiz: Arguments and Scope
Exercise: Functions
Exercise: Functions – Resolution
16:28
Modules and importing
07:45
Quiz: Modules and importing
Packages and Standard Library
08:59
Quiz: Packages and Standard Library
Exercise: Modules and Packages
Exercise: Modules and Packages – Resolution
12:22
Python Fundamentals III
We complete the learning of the most important Python fundamentals, with the concept of classes and other useful functions.
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Classes (Part 1)
06:51
Quiz: Classes (Part 1)
Classes (Part 2)
07:57
Quiz: Classes (Part 2)
Exercise: Classes
Exercise: Classes – Resolution
12:27
Other basic functions and tricks
08:41
Quiz: Other basic functions and tricks
PEPs, and The Zen of Python
10:05
PEP 8: Python’s Style Guide
05:30
Python in Nuke
We finally start to explore all the possibilities that Python offers to us inside Nuke.
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The nuke module
09:01
Nuke Common Functions I
06:58
Nuke Common Functions II
05:53
Exercise: Nuke Common Functions
Exercise: Nuke Common Functions – Resolution
13:49
Manipulating the DAG I
07:10
Manipulating the DAG II
06:42
Exercise: DAG
Exercise: DAG – Resolution (Part 1)
09:52
Exercise: DAG – Resolution (Part 2)
13:17
Customizing Nuke I
We explore the ways in which we can customize Nuke with our code. This is one of the most useful things we can do with Python as artists: find the occasion to customize Nuke whenever we want.
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Python Buttons (Part 1)
06:11
Python Buttons (Part 2)
06:22
Exercise: Nuke Version Control
Exercise: Nuke Version Control (Part 1) – Resolution
17:19
Exercise: Nuke Version Control (Part 2) – Resolution
09:57
Menus and submenus
07:31
Menu items and commands
08:14
Customizing Nuke II
We now focus on the most practical part of Nuke customization, mainly based on examples with tricks and useful tools.
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Plugin path, menu and defaults
08:18
Customization Tips and Tricks (Part 1)
05:18
Customization Tips and Tricks (Part 2)
06:37
Useful Python tools
09:00
Learning with W_Hotbox
08:49
More about Python in Nuke
We introduce the group of Python concepts and techniques in Nuke with which we will be able to create tools, panels and interactivity.
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Callbacks in Nuke
07:08
Callback knobs
Simple panels in Nuke
Example nuke.Panel
PythonPanel in Nuke
Custom PythonPanel
Other Python tricks in Nuke
Extra: Creation of Gizmos
Creating gizmos is a topic that falls outside the introduction to Python, but it just complements it all too well. So, in this chapter, we'll expand on everything we've learned about the language with an introduction to creating gizmos in Nuke.
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Constructing a Gizmo
06:11
Preparation of the Gizmo
08:41
Export of Gizmos and Groups
09:42
Gizmos: Case Study
Conclusion
We finish the Python for Nuke Artists Course.
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Conclusion and next steps
06:00
Feedback
Community
Certificate
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020_010 – Programming languages

In this chapter we start by learning what Python is, how it works for us, how it integrates into Nuke, and a bit about what possibilities it opens up for us. In this lesson, we look at what programming languages are, with high-level and low-level languages, and what categories Python falls into.

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