vim can't reliably/sanely run with python2 and python3 both linked in (despite the build system letting you try), so we chose python3. I'd encourage you to upgrade your addons to py3 and give that a whirl.
If, however, you're stuck with python2 for now, you might want to try installing "vim-nox-py2", which exists in xenial and yakkety for this very reason. We've dropped it in zesty and beyond, however. ** Changed in: vim (Ubuntu) Status: New => Won't Fix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to vim in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1654882 Title: vim python 2.x support missing Status in vim package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Bug description: While using vim with vim-youcompleteme is completely broken in Ubuntu 16.04. While running the command: vim --version | grep python I observed the python support is missing in this vim build: -python +cryptv +linebreak -python +vreplace +cscope +lispindent +python3 +wildignore Linking: gcc -L. -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions -Wl,-z,relro -fstack-protector -rdynamic -Wl,-export-dynamic -Wl,-E -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions -fPIE -pie -Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-z,now -Wl,--as-needed -o vim -lgtk-x11-2.0 -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -latk-1.0 -lcairo -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -lfontconfig -lfreetype -lgnomeui-2 -lSM -lICE -lbonoboui-2 -lgnome-2 -lpopt -lbonobo-2 -lbonobo-activation -lORBit-2 -lgnomecanvas-2 -lart_lgpl_2 -lgtk-x11-2.0 -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -latk-1.0 -lcairo -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -lfontconfig -lfreetype -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgnomevfs-2 -lgconf-2 -lgthread-2.0 -lgmodule-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -lSM -lICE -lXpm -lXt -lX11 -lXdmcp -lSM -lICE -lm -ltinfo -lnsl -lselinux -lacl -lattr -lgpm -ldl -L/usr/lib -llua5.2 -Wl,-E -fstack-protector-strong -L/usr/local/lib -L/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl/5.22/CORE -lperl -ldl -lm -lpthread -lcrypt -L/usr/lib/python3.5/config-3.5m-x86_64 -linux-gnu -lpython3.5m -lpthread -ldl -lutil -lm -L/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu -ltcl8.6 -ldl -lz -lpthread -lieee -lm -lruby-2.3 -lpthread -lgmp -ldl -lcrypt -lm Currently the vim-youcompleteme is completely unusable from vim-addon- manager. Also many vim plugin which I am currently using which requires this python support have stopped working altogether such as clang-format.py Kindly release an updated version with support for python-2.x. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/+bug/1654882/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp