Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!news1.as3257.net!news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.068 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.87; '*S*': 0.00; 'heavily': 0.04; 'subject:Python': 0.06; 'blue': 0.09; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.11; 'python': 0.11; '"python': 0.16; 'resist': 0.16; 'sat,': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'aug': 0.22; 'email addr:gmail.com>': 0.22; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'mind.': 0.24; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'cc:no real name:2**0': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'am,': 0.29; 'character': 0.29; 'characters': 0.30; 'ride': 0.30; 'statement': 0.30; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'url:mailman': 0.30; 'universal': 0.31; 'quite': 0.32; 'worked': 0.33; 'url:python': 0.33; "can't": 0.35; 'created': 0.35; 'something': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'url:listinfo': 0.36; 'url:org': 0.36; "couldn't": 0.39; 'url:mail': 0.40; 'most': 0.60; 'more': 0.64; 'great': 0.65; 'finally': 0.65; 'to:addr:gmail.com': 0.65; 'rendering': 0.68; 'url:jpg': 0.83; 'minions': 0.84; 'morales': 0.84; 'sky': 0.84; 'watched': 0.91; '2013': 0.98 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=VO2FhmpvaV2oyVZOt0P6t0ETwdKxuqf15Mh32P/IpaY=; b=r+tcL+1QWVYdd0lQ5/EZWuj7UA9K4QKdjT3I4B9MPEG+r4XmTVaBBbn0Y7Y3lsNxyt Mv4lcjw0HxqNUbACzp4ye7ScJOEYTsQCgsxMBUj56XCsjOiqC2illm49n6kOHec9RPdQ Ja+xUb/wENaKt5wls+SvrYKaCEOFuRfzWzePDWcTFUCmfKL+jL/4x017VOwvWikwWVsY 7IsyO4AbOkcJ30Qj6Owz5+tgOt4LAPt+z5j7VdgY22o4TPWSgZ72XvZGqO9tlMq1WnM1 yokpX6jSuy6L87XR8hQIzCxTV50XBTPff8arpVCB0/mrq15RpKS1+l5yGt2Pl3DXXj89 KkSg== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.112.204.137 with SMTP id ky9mr1286748lbc.57.1375617775206; Sun, 04 Aug 2013 05:02:55 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <58692490-e199-41b6-9adb-c14fda60d029@googlegroups.com> References: <58692490-e199-41b6-9adb-c14fda60d029@googlegroups.com> Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2013 09:02:55 -0300 Subject: Re: Minions are Python Powered! From: Kevin MacPhail To: Borja Morales Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11c3ccd0d688f204e31df86c Cc: python-list@python.org X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 61 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1375617783 news.xs4all.nl 15985 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:50367 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:51918 --001a11c3ccd0d688f204e31df86c Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 This statement might be more true than you realize. I can't speak for the tools Blue Sky uses for their films, but when the studio I worked at created the "Minion Mayem" ride for Universal Orlando we used a number of tools that relied heavily on Python for everything from character rigging to rendering and compositing. I think it would be fair to say the Minions (and most animated characters these days) are quite literally "Python Powered". BTW, great image! On Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 7:16 AM, Borja Morales wrote: > Everytime I watched the minions from Despicable Me something was hitting > my unconscious mind. Finally I figured it out... Minions are Python Powered! > > I couldn't resist to make an image :) > > > https://www.dropbox.com/s/t8kaba619vi6q82/minion_powered_by_python_reality3d.jpg > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > --001a11c3ccd0d688f204e31df86c Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
This statement might be more true than you realize.
I can't speak for the tools Blue Sky uses for their films, but wh= en the studio I worked at created the "Minion Mayem" ride for Uni= versal Orlando we used a number of tools that relied heavily on Python for = everything from character rigging to rendering and compositing.

I think it would be fair to say the Minions (and most animated characte= rs these days) are quite literally "Python Powered".

BTW, great image!


On Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 7:16 AM, Borja Morales <reality3d@gmail.com&g= t; wrote:
Everytime I watched the minions from Despicable Me something was hitting my= unconscious mind. Finally I figured it out... Minions are Python Powered!<= br>
I couldn't resist to make an image :)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/t8kaba619vi6q= 82/minion_powered_by_python_reality3d.jpg
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