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Installing plugins

There are several plugin managers for vim.  They all work slightly differently, but generally allow you to specify the github repository for a plugin, and have the tools load the code into your vim configuration directory (~/.vim).  Directions for a couple plugin managers are included here, so that advice on specific plugins can be given in a manager-neutral way.

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Python

Editing

Syntax Highlighting

Add the following to your .vimrc

filetype plugin indent on 

Show Hidden Characters

To show invisible characters inline, add the following to your .vimrc

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The list and nolist settings can be added to your .vimrc as is, or run in ex mode (escape from insert mode, and type :set list or :set nolist)

Jump to File (fuzzy search)

Use the https://github.com/ctrlpvim/ctrlp.vim plugin

# Using https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug

call plug#begin('~/.config/nvim/plugged')
Plug 'ctrlpvim/ctrlp.vim'
call plug#end()

Quality

Install the following plugin using your preferred plugin manager:

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Note: Improvements to the statusline would be welcome.  The one above doesn't show the usual line/column number information unless all lint errors are resolved.

For NeoVim

Install the following plugin:

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Note that this only works if you run vim from within the virtualenv that has pylint and pep8 installed.

JavaScript

Linting

Install https://github.com/vim-syntastic/syntastic follow README instructions, then add this to your .vimrc:

let g:syntastic_javascript_checkers=['eslint']

Also, install: https://github.com/mtscout6/syntastic-local-eslint.vim so that it lints based on each individual project's configuration.

You can also use https://github.com/sbdchd/neoformat to run an auto-formatter like prettier or prettier-eslint.

If you're feeling extra lazy, just clone my vim setup and run the included script: https://github.com/efischer19/personal_vim