Python Usage In Nuke

[phang7]

Hi all, I'm recently trying to write some python script for Nuke use. I have some questions maybe someone could help:

1. How do I get a node object via it's name string? nuke.selectedNodes() can give me node objects via selection, but I want some sort of same thing but by node's name.

2. How do I unselect a selected node? And how do I select node by it's name?

3. Script editor inside Nuke is good, but I would really like to write python script inside other more editor-specific IDE, like IDLE. So what should I do to make this happen? (Like append some path to what environment variable or/and import some module?)

Thanks for reading and potential help!

[phang7]

Come on, no one did the same thing?

[phang7]

Got some answer from www.fxtalk.com

1. nuke.toNode('nodename')

2. somenodde.knob('selected').setValue(Flase)
   nuke.toNode('nodename').knob('selected').setValue(True)

3. There is no way currently to make that happen.

[user_deleted]

You cant import it directly, but you can still use an IDE to write your code, although it will fail when you debug it or execute it (but you still get the advantage of the tools of whatever IDE you are using).