Question

I use do auto indenting follow lines that begin with python keywords in Vim using this command.

autocmd BufRead *.py  set smartindent cinwords=if,elif,else,for,...

Is there a way to do a “smartoutdent” for keywords like return or break?

Thanks.

Answer 1

I use:

filetype indent on
filetype plugin indent on
set autoindent

and it automatically back-indents after statements such as return, break and continue.

I’m not sure if all are necessary, or if it meets your requirements of “smartoutdent”, but perhaps it will help.