Python + Vim editor

Thomas Passin list1 at tompassin.net
Wed Feb 22 14:45:28 EST 2023


On 2/22/2023 1:45 PM, orzodk wrote:
> Thomas Passin <list1 at tompassin.net> writes:
> 
>> On 2/22/2023 12:00 AM, orzodk wrote:
>>> Thomas Passin <list1 at tompassin.net> writes:
>>>
>>>> On 2/21/2023 9:00 PM, Hen Hanna wrote:
>>>>> what editor do you (all) use to write Python code?  (i use Vim)
>>>>
>>>> I usually use the Leo-editor (https://github.com/leo-editor/leo-editor
>>>> or PyPi).  It's wonderful once you get it figured out but it's got a
>>>> real learning curve.
>>> I had never heard of Leo before. This is a real rabbit-hole. Thanks
>>> for
>>> sharing this interesting editor.
>>
>> There's also a Google Group: https://groups.google.com/g/leo-editor
>>
>> Leo does dog-fooding: Leo's own code base (hundreds of Python files)
>> is contained and developed in a Leo file (called an "outline").  I
>> just this afternoon searched it to find where a particular core method
>> is called in less than a second (two places, it turned out).  Leo lets
>> you break down a program or other chunk of code into whatever pieces
>> you like, not being limited to modules, classes, methods, and
>> functions, and to rearrange them pretty much at will.
>>
>> Much of Leo's documentation is in Sphinx documents that are authored
>> and managed in Leo outlines - it's an excellent documentation tool.
>>
>> More of how I use it is at
>> https://leo-editor.github.io/leo-editor/testimonials.html#thomas-passin
> 
> I watched a couple of the intro videos and saw the dog-fooding. Leo is a
> total paradigm shift for me. Thanks for links, I'll be sure to check
> them out.

Good luck!  Please contact me or the Google Group if you need help or 
guidance.



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