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How to assign a shortcut key for enabling/disabling simulati

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lebbit
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I want to assign a shortcut key for enabling/disabling simulations using Python code. I found that shortcuts can be assigned with a script like hou.hotkeys.addAssignment(hotkey_symbol, key). What I’m curious about is what the hotkey_symbol that represents enable/disable simulations is, the one that I can write inside the parentheses.
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Enivob
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Place this code inside a shelf tool, and assign F6 as the hot key. It will turn on and off Auto Update. (lower right corner)
if hou.ui.updateMode() == hou.updateMode.AutoUpdate:
    hou.ui.setUpdateMode(hou.updateMode.Manual)
else:
    hou.ui.setUpdateMode(hou.updateMode.AutoUpdate)
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