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Asked: June 4, 20262026-06-04T21:40:05+00:00 2026-06-04T21:40:05+00:00

In the terminal, it works to do python -c import sys; print(sys.version) but doing

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In the terminal, it works to do

python -c "import sys; print(sys.version)"

but doing

:python -c "import sys; print(sys.version)"

in vim throws a SyntaxError.

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    2026-06-04T21:40:07+00:00Added an answer on June 4, 2026 at 9:40 pm

    I just discovered here that you can also do it with

    :python import sys; print(sys.version)
    
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