" vimrc file for following the coding standards specified in PEP 7 & 8. " " To use this file, source it in your own personal .vimrc file (``source " ``) or, if you don't have a .vimrc file, you can just symlink to it " (``ln -s ~/.vimrc``). All options are protected by autocmds " (read below for an explanation of the command) so blind sourcing of this file " is safe and will not affect your settings for non-Python or non-C files. " " " All setting are protected by 'au' ('autocmd') statements. Only files ending " in .py or .pyw will trigger the Python settings while files ending in *.c or " *.h will trigger the C settings. This makes the file "safe" in terms of only " adjusting settings for Python and C files. " " Only basic settings needed to enforce the style guidelines are set. " Some suggested options are listed but commented out at the end of this file. " Number of spaces to use for an indent. " This will affect Ctrl-T and 'autoindent'. " Python: 4 spaces " C: tab (8 spaces) au BufRead,BufNewFile *.py,*pyw set shiftwidth=4 au BufRead,BufNewFile *.c,*.h set shiftwidth=4 " Number of spaces that a pre-existing tab is equal to. " For the amount of space used for a new tab use shiftwidth. " Python: 8 " C: 8 au BufRead,BufNewFile *py,*pyw,*.c,*.h set tabstop=8 " Replace tabs with the equivalent number of spaces. " Also have an autocmd for Makefiles since they require hard tabs. " Python: yes " C: yes " Makefile: no au BufRead,BufNewFile *.py,*.pyw,*.c,*.h set expandtab au BufRead,BufNewFile Makefile* set noexpandtab " Use the below highlight group when displaying bad whitespace is desired highlight BadWhitespace ctermbg=red guibg=red " Display tabs at the beginning of a line in Python mode as bad " Should be done for C code, but not until all code has been moved to 4-space " indents. au BufRead,BufNewFile *.py,*.pyw match BadWhitespace /^\t\+/ " Wrap text after a certain number of characters " Python: 79 " C: 79 au BufRead,BufNewFile *.py,*.pyw,*.c,*.h set textwidth=79 " Turn off settings in 'formatoptions' relating to comment formatting. " - c : do not automatically insert the comment leader when wrapping based on " 'textwidth' " - o : do not insert the comment leader when using 'o' or 'O' from command mode " - r : do not insert the comment leader when hitting in insert mode " Python: not needed " C: prevents insertion of '*' at the beginning of every line in a comment au BufRead,BufNewFile *.c,*.h set formatoptions-=c formatoptions-=o formatoptions-=r " Use UNIX (\n) line endings. " Only used for new files so as to not force existing files to change their " line endings. " Python: yes " C: yes au BufNewFile *.py,*.pyw,*.c,*.h set fileformat=unix " ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- " The following section contains suggested settings. While in no way required " to meet coding standards, they are helpful. " Set the default file encoding to UTF-8: ``set encoding=utf-8`` " Puts a marker at the beginning of the file to differentiate between UTF and " UCS encoding (WARNING: can trick shells into thinking a text file is actually " a binary file when executing the text file): ``set bomb`` " For full syntax highlighting: "``let python_highlight_all=1`` "``syntax on`` " Automatically indent based on file type: ``filetype indent on`` " Keep indentation level from previous line: ``set autoindent`` " Folding based on indentation: ``set foldmethod=indent`` " Make trailing whitespace explicit (left off since this will automatically " insert the highlight or characters *as you type*, which can get annoying): "``match BadWhitespace /\s\+$/`` " " or, for a non-colored, character-based solution: " "``set list listchars=trail:-``