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Python syntax highlighting for Vim

This is an enhanced version of the original Vim 6.1 Python syntax highlighting python.vim by Neil Schemenauer.

Features

Folding is done by the plugin SimpylFold.

How to install

Use one of the following plugin managers:

Configuration

Option variables

Set variable to 1 to enable or 0 to disable.

For example to enable all syntax highlighting features you can add the following command to your ~/.config/nvim/init.vim or ~/.vimrc:

let g:python_highlight_all = 1
VariableDescriptionDefault
g:python_version_2Python 2 mode0
b:python_version_2Python 2 mode (buffer local)0
g:python_highlight_builtinsHighlight builtin objects, types, and functions0
g:python_highlight_builtin_objsHighlight builtin objects only0
g:python_highlight_builtin_typesHighlight builtin types only0
g:python_highlight_builtin_funcsHighlight builtin functions only0
g:python_highlight_builtin_funcs_kwargHighlight builtin functions when used as kwarg1
g:python_highlight_exceptionsHighlight standard exceptions0
g:python_highlight_string_formattingHighlight % string formatting0
g:python_highlight_string_formatHighlight syntax of str.format syntax0
g:python_highlight_string_templatesHighlight syntax of string.Template0
g:python_highlight_indent_errorsHighlight indentation errors0
g:python_highlight_space_errorsHighlight trailing spaces0
g:python_highlight_doctestsHighlight doc-tests0
g:python_highlight_func_callsHighlight functions calls0
g:python_highlight_class_varsHighlight class variables self, cls, and mcs0
g:python_highlight_operatorsHighlight all operators0
g:python_highlight_allEnable all highlight options above, except for previously set.0
g:python_highlight_file_headers_as_commentsHighlight shebang and coding headers as comments0
g:python_slow_syncDisable for slow machines1

Commands

CommandDescription
Python2SyntaxSwitch to Python 2
Python3SyntaxSwitch to Python 3