Carroll, Barry wrote:
Greetings:
This is my first posting to this list. I have used ViM off and on for many years. For the past year I have been using it exclusively to write Python programs for the Windows (2000/XP) and Linux (Fedora) platforms. I am using version 6.3 with python/dyn enabled on Windows and 6.2 with Python enabled on Linux.
Currently, when I want to run a script I am working on I have to open a separate command or interpreter window and do my work there. I would like to be able to execute the open buffer from inside ViM, open a split window and have the Python interpreter start automatically and import the open buffer, and other IDE-like actions. Does ViM offer this kind of support for Python? I have read tantalizing bits on various web pages that indicate it might be so, but can find nothing that tells just what is supported and how to make it work.
Can someone point me in the right direction? Thank you in advance for your help.
Regards,
Barry
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We who cut mere stones must always be envisioning cathedrals.
-Quarry worker's creed
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.
Best regards,
Tony.
