How do I do I set the syntax highlighting in Vim 7 for python?
I would like to set my own colorschemes, and syntax highlighting for a type of code file.
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The command to enable syntax highlighting in vim is :syntax on, if you want it to be active everytime you launch vim, just add a line containing syntax on in your .vimrc file.
If you're already editing a Python file and syntax highlighting wasn't on, after enabling syntax highlighting (as above) then: :set filetype=python
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mdeous
maybe your vim doesn't have filetype detection enabled, try adding
filetype on to your .vimrc or type :set filetype=python while editing a file.
hidroto
i think that vim is broken becuse :help gives E433: No tags file E149: Sorry, no help for vi_help.txt Press ENTER or type command to continue
mdeous
maybe try reinstalling it, either with your package manager or from sources, never had these errors, can't help you for this.
hidroto
thanks anyway it may have something to do with useing "..The vim-minimal package includes a minimal version of VIM,...." according to package manager
D. Ben Knoble
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Put the line syntax on in your .vimrc.
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- Verify that you have the latest version of vim, equally execute
sudo apt-get install vim - Modify the
.vimrcfile with the instructionecho "syntax on" >> ~/.vimrc - Open the file with
vi app.py. You will see the Syntax highlighting
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Alex M.M.
this is the answer for my case, tx
If you're on *nix system (linux, macos) or cygwin and if you already have vim :set syntax set but your filename doesn't end with .py you can add a shebang to the first line of your file:
#!/usr/bin/env python
Next time you open the file in vim, you should see syntax highlighting. Note this will work for other file types, you just use the interpreter name i.e. (python, ruby, sh)
