Step by step guide for VIM newbies to convert VIM into a power Python IDE

1. Turn VIM into
a modern Python IDE
by Chee-Chan Keng

2. Pre-conditions
• You are already using a software development optimized
Operating System, like Linux distributions (Ubuntu 64-bit is
used in example)
• You understand the power of VI based editors
• You want to be effective with Python
Programming, obviously
• You prefer simplistic approach over heavyweight IDEs
• You prefer open source solutions over commercial IDEs
What to do if you don’t meet the pre-conditions?  GOOGLE IT!

3. The Steps (from fresh Ubuntu installation)
$ sudo apt-get install git vim-gnome rake
$ git clone https://github.com/sontek/dotfiles.git
$ cd dotfiles
$ ./install.sh vim
That’s it, sorry for the simple steps!

4. My personal touch
• Edit ~/.vimrc
• Remove eol:$, from this line:
set listchars=tab:>-,eol:$,trail:-,precedes:<,extends:>
• Change the colorscheme to wombat (see below):
colorscheme wombat
To get wombat color file:
$ cd ~/.vim/colors
$ wget –O wombat.vim http://www.vim.org/scripts/download_script.php?src_id=6657

5. Now, here’s the bad news:
• This is just the beginning of a powerful VIM IDE
journey, read here to unleash its full potential:
http://sontek.net/blog/detail/turning-vim-into-a-modern-python-ide

6. Reference & Special Thanks
• More detailed documentation is here:
http://sontek.net/blog/detail/turning-vim-into-a-
modern-python-ide

7. Thank You