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Python ¶
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The main Houdini builds are now built against Python 3.11.
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Python 3.10 Houdini builds are available as a separate download.
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Python 3.9 is no longer supported.
macOS ¶
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Dropped support for macOS 10.15 and earlier versions.
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macOS builds are now built with Apple clang 15 and the macOS 14 SDK.
VFX Reference Platform ¶
Note
Houdini 20.5 follows the CY2024 specification in the VFX Reference Platform with the exception of Qt 6.5. Houdini Qt 6.5 builds will be made available after the Houdini 20.5 release.
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Added support for Python 3.11.7.
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Upgraded Boost to 1.82.0.
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Upgraded NumPy to 1.24.4.
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Upgraded OpenColorIO to 2.3.0.
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Upgraded OpenEXR to 3.2.1.
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Upgraded OpenSubdiv to 3.6.0.
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Upgraded OpenVDB to 11.0.
3rd-party Tools and Libraries ¶
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Added coloraide 3.1.2.
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Added SwiftShader.
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Replaced libjpeg with libjpeg-turbo 3.0.1 for improved performance.
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Replaced zlib with zlib-ng 2.1.4 for improved performance.
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Upggraded Bullet to 3.25.
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Upgraded ONNX Runtime to 1.17.1.
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Upgraded OpenImageDenoise to 2.2.1.
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Upgraded SQLite to 3.44.2.
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Upgraded USD to 24.03.
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Upgraded libarchive to 3.7.2.
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Upgraded lxml to 5.0.1.
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Upgraded MaterialX to 1.38.10.
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Upgraded OpenSSL to 1.1.1w.
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Upgraded pybind11 to 2.11.1.
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Upgraded pycurl to 7.45.2.
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Upgraded pyobjc to 10.1.
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PyPika is no longer supported.
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jsonpath-ng is no longer supported.