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leonixyz

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Registered: 2014-07-12

Posts: 64

Does VIM support python or not?

The wiki states that VIM has python support.

The PKGBUILD also seem to list python in the makedepends

But then I do not understand why the feature is marked with the minus sign:

$ vim --version | grep python
+cmdline_hist      +langmap           -python            +viminfo

and also from the editor, by executing :python

E319: Sorry, the command is not available in this version

So what am I missing?

astralc

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Registered: 2022-09-17

Posts: 127

Re: Does VIM support python or not?

the python vim command is python 2, you need to use python3 command (also, you clearly not pasted the full output of vim --version | grep python)

BluePyTheDeer_

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Registered: 2024-05-23

Posts: 117

Re: Does VIM support python or not?

In my knowledge, every single regularly maintained text editor supports Python

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hypnotics

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Registered: 2024-08-01

Posts: 3

Re: Does VIM support python or not?

What are you trying to do with the command :python?
If you're trying to launch an instance of the python interpreter, use the command :!python
If you want to run the project within vim use the command :!python ./path-to-python-command
Also vim --version, only displays information about your vim instance and not the supported languages , vim supports syntax highlighting for all of these languages.
You can also invoke any shell command with the ! syntax, so :!foo would run the shell command foo.

seth

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Registered: 2012-09-03

Posts: 75,835

Re: Does VIM support python or not?

plugin support, try

:python3  print('Hello, world!')

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