[Tutor] VIM & Python
Carroll, Barry
Barry.Carroll at psc.com
Thu Oct 12 00:45:05 CEST 2006
I'm a Vim user, too. I usually have three windows open: IPython to try
out snippets of code, ViM to edit the target program, and a command
shell to execute the module/run the self tests. A while back I asked
the ViM mailing list (vim at vim.org) if there was a way to open a shell
window from within ViM. Here is the response I got:
** Vim can be compiled with Python support; the output of the ":version"
** command will then show either +python or +python/dyn
** With such a version of Vim, you can execute individual Python
commands,
** inline Python documents in Vim scripts, or full-fledged Python
scripts.
** Also, Python commands called from Vim may access Vim buffers,
windows,
** variables, etc., giving you access to the power of both Vim and
Python
** in a single script. Of course, 'T Aint No Such Thing As A Free Lunch:
** such a script is more powerful but less portable, since it can only
be
** run on a machine where both Vim and Python are installed.
** See ":help python" for details of how to use the Python interface.
I read the suggested help pages, but I haven't had the nerve to try out
the interface yet. When I do, I'll post my findings here.
Regards,
Barry
barry.carroll at psc.com
541-302-1107
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> -----Original Message-----
> Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 21:40:56 +0100
> Subject: [Tutor] VIM & Python
> To: tutor at python.org
>
> > I use VIM to write my Python programs. I usually have a shell open
> > to run
> > pyflakes on the file I just edited. Is there a way to run pyflakes
> > from
> > within VIM and have it display the errors in another buffer?
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