[Tutor] editing scripts with Vim

[dman]

On Sun, Apr 21, 2002 at 07:37:38AM -0500, kent@springfed.com wrote:
| Howdy,
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| Vim looks like a good free cross platform
| editor for editing Python.

It is!

| I seem to recall that Vim provided for
| highlighting a line of code and sending it
| to the interpreter, I can't find the reference.
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| I would appreciate any hints and tips on
| setting up Vim for efficient programming.

In my .vimrc I have (amongst other stuff) :


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highlight Normal guibg=3Dblack guifg=3Dgrey90
set background=3Ddark     " makes syntax highlighing lighter
syntax on

set autoindent
set tabstop=3D8                   " Tabs are always 8 characters!!!
set softtabstop=3D4 shiftwidth=3D4  " default character indentation level
set expandtab                   " use spaces instead of tabs for indentation

set ruler           " show cursor postion
set esckeys         " allow cursor keys in insert mode
set showcmd         " Show (partial) command in status line.
"set hlsearch        " Highlight all matches of the last search pattern (so=
metimes annoying, good for code)
set showmatch       " show matching parens/brackets
set backspace=3D2     " allows for backspace beyond current insert session
set joinspaces      " insert 2 spaces after a period when joining lines
set fileformat=3Dunix " The Right Way(tm)
" Don't be noisy, don't flash the screen
set noerrorbells visualbell
" note : this only works for the console!  it is reset when gvim starts
set t_vb=3D

set guioptions-=3DT   " no toolbar, I don't use it anyways!

" enable the new filetype and indent plugins
filetype on
filetype plugin on
filetype indent on

set lcs=3Dtab:>-
set list

" this takes effect when the syntax file is loaded
let python_highlight_all=3D1

augroup Python
    au!
    au BufNewFile *.py 0read ~/util/templates/Python.py
    " see also :help smartindent , cinwords
    au FileType python set sts=3D4 sw=3D4 et tw=3D80 fo=3Dcroq2 hls fenc=3D=
utf-8
    au FileType python set comments=3Db:#=20

    " turn off the C preprocessor indenting
    " (allow comments to be indented properly)
    au FileType python inoremap # X=08#

    au FileType python set foldmethod=3Dindent
    " do I want everything collapsed when I open the file?
    "au FileType python set foldenable
    au FileType python set nofoldenable
augroup END
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(note between the 'X' and the '#' in the "inoremap" command is a
literal ^H (backspace) character, you type it by pressing ^V^H)

Once you've got this configuration, all you need to do is learn how to
use vim :-).

HTH,
-D

--=20

A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son,
and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
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