Setting up Vim for Python

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I really like the Emacs editor for Python because of it s smart tabbing for instance if I have something like this  def foo        if bar           blah           b eep   and I press tab on the cursor  which is on the b of beep   it will not insert a new tab causing a syntax error but it would toggle through the possible levels that beep can be on  Is there anyway of getting this effect on Vim

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Put the following in your  vimrc   autocmd BufRead   py set smartindent cinwords if elif else for while try except finally def class autocmd BufRead   py set nocindent autocmd BufWritePre   py normal m   s  s     e    filetype plugin indent on   See also the detailed instructions  I personally use JetBrain s PyCharm with the IdeaVIM plugin when doing anything complex  for simple editing the additions to  vimrc seem sufficient

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There is a bundled collection of Vim plugins for Python development  http   www vim org scripts script php script id 3770

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Under Linux  What worked for me was John Anderson s  sontek  guide  which you can find at this link   However  I cheated and just used his easy configuration setup from his Git repostiory   git clone -b vim https   github com sontek dotfiles git  cd dotfiles    install sh vim   His configuration is fairly up to date as of today

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Some time ago I installed Valloric YouCompleteMe and I find it really awesome  It provides you completion for file paths  function names  methods  variable names    Together with davidhalter jedi-vim  it makes vim great for python programming  the only thing missing now is a linter

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Re  the dead  Turning Vim Into A Modern Python IDE  link  back in 2013 I saved a copy  that I converted to a HTML page as well as a PDF copy   http   persagen com files misc Turning vim into a modern Python IDE html  http   persagen com files misc Turning vim into a modern Python IDE pdf  Edit  Sep 08  2017  updated URLs

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For those arriving around summer 2013  I believe some of this thread is outdated   I followed this howto which recommends Vundle over Pathogen  After one days use I found installing plugins trivial   The klen python-mode plugin deserves special mention  It provides pyflakes and pylint amongst other features   I have just started using Valloric YouCompleteMe and I love it  It has C-lang auto-complete and python also works great thanks to jedi integration  It may well replace jedi-vim as per this discussion  davidhalter jedi-vim issues 119  Finally browsing the  carlhuda janus plugins supplied is a good guide to useful scripts you might not know you are looking for such as NerdTree  vim-fugitive  syntastic  powerline  ack vim  snipmate     All the above         are found on github you can find them easily with Google

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In general  vim is a very powerful regular language editor  macros extend this but we ll ignore that for now    This is because vim s a thin layer on top of ed  and ed isn t much more than a line editor that speaks regex   Emacs has the advantage of being built on top of ELisp  lending it the ability to easily parse complex grammars and perform indentation tricks like the one you shared above   To be honest  I ve never been able to dive into the depths of emacs because it is simply delightful meditating within my vim cave   With that said  let s jump in   Getting Started  Janus  For beginners  I highly recommend installing the readymade Janus plugin  fwiw  the name hails from a Star Trek episode featuring Janus Vim    If you want a quick shortcut to a vim IDE it s your best bang for your buck   I ve never used it much  but I ve seen others use it happily and my current setup is borrowed heavily from an old Janus build   Vim Pathogen  Otherwise  do some exploring on your own   I d highly recommend installing vim pathogen if you want to see the universe of vim plugins   It s a package manager of sorts   Once you install it  you can git clone packages to your    vim bundle directory and they re auto-installed   No more plugin installation  maintenance  or uninstall headaches   You can run the following script from the GitHub page to install pathogen   mkdir -p    vim autoload    vim bundle    curl -so    vim autoload pathogen vim       https   raw github com tpope vim-pathogen HEAD autoload pathogen vim   Helpful Links  Here are some links on extending vim I ve found and enjoyed    Turning Vim Into A Modern Python IDE Vim As Python IDE OS X And Python  osx specific  Learn Vimscript The Hard Way  great book if you want to learn vimscript

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A very good plugin management system to use  The included vimrc file is good enough for python programming and can be easily configured to your needs  See http   spf13 com project spf13-vim

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