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Master Vim for Python Development
How to use and set up Vim for productive development
Vim is a highly configurable text editor built that makes creating and editing any kind of text more efficient. I don’t have enough space here to describe all the advantages and features of Vim, but the main reason I use this editor is that you can hack it to do anything you want: use common configurations, create custom commands, custom configs, etc.
Perhaps you’ve heard that Vim is difficult to use and configure — well, it’s true. That’s why today I’m going to show you how I set up Vim for Python programming. I have built the perfect Python development IDE. Over the years I’ve tried PyCharm, Atom, Sublime Text, Spider, and other excellent IDEs, but the one I build with Vim was the best: simpler, faster, and, above all, just with the configurations I wanted. Furthermore, the code editor we’re about to build is completely free.
Preview
This is what my Vim looks like now:
As you can see, I built a great looking editor with advanced auto-completion that’s able to execute our code quickly. Obviously, you’ll also be able to change the theme, as it’s not as good as some others. Great!
Remember, I choose to keep my editor very light. You can add many more features — we’ll see how later.
Download Vim
Fortunately, installing Vim is easy and fast.
Mac users
To install Vim on your Mac, you need HomeBrew. To install HomeBrew open your terminal and type the following:
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)"Once you’ve installed HomeBrew, you can install Vim:
brew install vimLinux users
As always for these type of programs, the Linux installation is the easiest:
sudo apt-get install vim
