alegonz / vim4py

vim customizations for developing in python

vim customizations for developing in python

vim version should be higher than 7.3. These customizations are based on these tips.

Requirements

1. Install Vundle into your ~/.vim folder

git clone https://github.com/gmarik/Vundle.vim.git ~/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim

2. Install YouCompleteMe requirements

1. Install YouCompleteMe with Vundle.

2. Install development tools and CMake:

apt-get install build-essential cmake

3. Make sure you have Python headers installed:

apt-get install python-dev python3-dev

4. (Optional) Compiling YCM with semantic support for C-family languages:

cd ~/.vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe
./install.py --clang-completer

5. (Optional) Set code completion to be compatible with virtualenv To set the interpreter to python2, install vim.nox-py2:

aptitude install vim-nox-py2,

run update-alternatives to activate it:

update-alternatives --config vim

and select the number corresponding to vim.nox-py2.

References:

• https://askubuntu.com/questions/284957/vi-getting-multiple-sorry-the-command-is-not-available-in-this-version-af/750768#750768
• https://www.raditha.com/blog/archives/mint-upgrade/
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6357361/alternative-to-execfile-in-python-3/6357418#6357418

4. Install powerline fonts for proper visualization

Run the following:

wget https://github.com/powerline/powerline/raw/develop/font/PowerlineSymbols.otf
wget https://github.com/powerline/powerline/raw/develop/font/10-powerline-symbols.conf

mkdir -p ~/.local/share/fonts
mv PowerlineSymbols.otf ~/.local/share/fonts/
fc-cache -vf ~/.local/share/fonts/

mkdir -p ~/.config/fontconfig/conf.d
mv 10-powerline-symbols.conf ~/.config/fontconfig/conf.d/

And then restart the terminal.

6. Install flake8 (required by vim-flake8)

pip install flake8

5. (If you are a tmux user) Add color pallete to tmux

1. Set .tmux.conf:

set -g default-terminal "screen-256color"

2. And run tmux as (or maybe set an alias):

TERM=xterm-256color tmux

References

• https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/1045/getting-256-colors-to-work-in-tmux

Installation

1. Install vim

2. Install requirements

3. Clone this repository

4. Symlink ~/.vimrc to vim4py/.vimrc:

ln -s vim4py/.vimrc ~/.vimrc

5. Install plugins

vim +PluginInstall +qall

TODO

• Add other useful plugins such as smart parentheses/brackets
• Add PyUnit plugin