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Asked: 2026-05-15T22:15:02+00:00

I am playing around with vim and I heard that python.vim has some nifty

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I am playing around with vim and I heard that python.vim has some nifty settings for python.

Link to python.vim
http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=790

Q1: How do I integrate python.vim with vim?
Q2: Because I am not familiar with vim, if I use something like python.vim will it have a crazy effect on non-python files or will the settings just apply to python files?

Update:

I already places the file in the appropriate directory as instructed by the link I posted. It doesn’t appear to be working with vim. Do I have to source it some how from vim? From outside of vim? I feel like I have tried both and neither are working.

Also the directory the ~/.vim/syntax/ folder did not exist. I had to create it.

FYI – I’m doing this on a MAC.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Q1:

    Follow the installation details in the python.vim files description

    “install details
    Place python.vim file in ~/.vim/syntax/ folder.”

    Q2:

    python.vim is a filetype plugin so it will only work when you are editing .py files.

    Regarding your update:

    Try issuing the command:

    :syntax on

    This will turn on syntax highlighting. If you want this to always be on you can add it to ~/.vimrc

    In addition to this you may need to add this to your .vimrc as well:

    filetype plugin on
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