Christoph Haas wrote: > Evening, > > I'm an addicted vim user and don't really use the IDLE for anything more > than calculations where I'm too lazy to start KCalc. But one feature is > very pretty: the built-in help for function calls while you type. Like you > enter... > > var1,var2=mystring.split( > ...and the IDLE shows me a popup saying... > "S.split([sep [,maxsplit]]) -> list of strings > > Is there a decent way to get that help into vim? Or like showing docstrings > or help that I get through pydoc on request? I've been working myself > through a pile of vim macros/plugins but couldn't find even one which > simplifies programming in Python. Further issues would be handling the > indentation - maybe a plugin which syntax colors different levels of > indentation so I don't have to use my plastic ruler on the screen. ;) > Perhaps some more experienced Python/Vim users have a tip which macro sets > help most here.
Vim is my editor of choice, too. I've even gone back to Vim from Eclipse. I believe what you want are "tags." http://www.vmunix.com/vim/tags.html I have not tried these in Vim yet, although I did use etags with Emacs (before I discovered the miracle of Vim). If you get context-sensitive help to work properly in Vim, please let me know! -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list