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  • Scott Smith
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    Vim/Python Help

    To all you vi/vim users out there.....

    I am just getting into python and am trying to learn how to use the
    python.vim script. I really like the fact that it autoindents for me while
    inserting defs etc, but how do I move my cursor to back to outer block (say
    at the end of a def) to continue with writing next def while still in insert
    mode? Right now I have to get out of insert mode to do this....very
    annoying!


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    • Tim Chase
      #2
      Re: Vim/Python Help

      I am just getting into python and am trying to learn how to use the
      python.vim script. I really like the fact that it autoindents for me while
      inserting defs etc, but how do I move my cursor to back to outer block (say
      at the end of a def) to continue with writing next def while still in insert
      mode? Right now I have to get out of insert mode to do this....very
      annoying!
      If I understand what you're wanting, it sounds like you want an
      exdent sort of command.

      Vim provides two variants within insert mode:

      1) just plain control+D will exdent one 'shiftwidth'

      2) typing a zero followed by a control+D will exdent you to the
      far left margin

      You can read more in the help at

      :help i_CTRL-D
      :help i_0_CTRL-D
      :help i_^_CTRL-D

      (that last variant is more helpful for C/C++ coding than for
      Python, but it's nice to know it's there)

      For future reference regarding vim related questions, I highly
      recommend the vim mailing list, which you can find at www.vim.org
      which is almost pure content (very high S/N ratio) and gives the
      python ML a run for its money in terms of fast & accurate responses.

      -tkc





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        • Scott Smith
          #3
          Re: Vim/Python Help

          Thank you!

          Python Rocks!

          "Tim Chase" <python.list@ti m.thechases.com wrote in message
          news:mailman.19 87.1163096064.1 1739.python-list@python.org ...
          >I am just getting into python and am trying to learn how to use the
          >python.vim script. I really like the fact that it autoindents for me
          >while inserting defs etc, but how do I move my cursor to back to outer
          >block (say at the end of a def) to continue with writing next def while
          >still in insert mode? Right now I have to get out of insert mode to do
          >this....very annoying!
          >
          If I understand what you're wanting, it sounds like you want an exdent
          sort of command.
          >
          Vim provides two variants within insert mode:
          >
          1) just plain control+D will exdent one 'shiftwidth'
          >
          2) typing a zero followed by a control+D will exdent you to the far left
          margin
          >
          You can read more in the help at
          >
          :help i_CTRL-D
          :help i_0_CTRL-D
          :help i_^_CTRL-D
          >
          (that last variant is more helpful for C/C++ coding than for Python, but
          it's nice to know it's there)
          >
          For future reference regarding vim related questions, I highly recommend
          the vim mailing list, which you can find at www.vim.org which is almost
          pure content (very high S/N ratio) and gives the python ML a run for its
          money in terms of fast & accurate responses.
          >
          -tkc
          >
          >
          >
          >
          >

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