vi and python?

[Mike Steed]

> From: Ben Beuchler [mailto:insyte**NOSPAM**@emt-p.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2000 3:22 PM
> To: python-list at python.org
> Subject: vi and python?
> 
> 
> There seems to be a general preference for emacs in the 
> python community.  I am personally much more comfortable 
> working with vim.  Does anyone have any particular tips for 
> python development within vim? Particular shortcuts to test 
> code, autoindentation settings, etc...  I would particularly 
> like to be able to use some of the idle features with, 
> perhaps, gvim...

Nothing too fancy, but here are the settings I have accumulated for *.py
files.  The ^H and ^M are actually literal control characters.

" indentation
set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 tabstop=8 noexpandtabs
set nocindent smartindent
set cinwords=if,else,elif,for,while,def,class,try,except,finally
set formatoptions=croq2

" disable dedent when '#' is hit
inoremap # X^H#

" python versions of [[ and ]]
map ]] /^[^ \t#]\+.*:^M
map [[ ?^[^ \t#]\+.*:^M

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M.