How do I install vim on OSX with Python 3 support?
The version of Vim you're running is the built-in Apple version, which you can see in the second line ("Compiled by [email protected]"). You can install either the vim
or macvim
packages with Homebrew and they will have Python 3 built in, since, as ParthS007 mentioned, the default Python is Python 3.
However, your PATH
environment variable will need to have /usr/local/bin
before /usr/bin
if you want to use the Homebrew version over the default system version (which you almost certainly do). You can edit your shell configuration to change the setting and then restart your terminal session.
If your PATH
environment variable is set correctly, it's possible you may also have to run brew link vim
(or brew link macvim
) to create the appropriate symlinks. In general, you'll want command -v vim
to show /usr/local/bin/vim
. Running /usr/local/bin/vim
by hand should show the correct Vim installed.
Comments
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ecjb almost 2 years
I have trouble installing
vim
withpython 3
forMacOS
. I'm aware that there is a similar similar question on that topic. but I couldn't solve the problemfirst I ran
vim --version
and gotIncluded patches: 1-503, 505-680, 682-1283 Compiled by [email protected] Normal version without GUI. Features included (+) or not (-): +acl +file_in_path -mouse_sgr +tag_old_static -arabic +find_in_path -mouse_sysmouse -tag_any_white +autocmd +float -mouse_urxvt -tcl -balloon_eval +folding +mouse_xterm -termguicolors -browse -footer +multi_byte -terminal +builtin_terms +fork() +multi_lang +terminfo +byte_offset -gettext -mzscheme +termresponse +channel -hangul_input +netbeans_intg +textobjects +cindent +iconv +num64 +timers -clientserver +insert_expand +packages +title -clipboard +job +path_extra -toolbar +cmdline_compl +jumplist -perl +user_commands +cmdline_hist -keymap +persistent_undo +vertsplit +cmdline_info +lambda +postscript +virtualedit +comments -langmap +printer +visual -conceal +libcall -profile +visualextra +cryptv +linebreak +python/dyn +viminfo +cscope +lispindent -python3 +vreplace +cursorbind +listcmds +quickfix +wildignore +cursorshape +localmap +reltime +wildmenu +dialog_con -lua -rightleft +windows +diff +menu +ruby/dyn +writebackup +digraphs +mksession +scrollbind -X11 -dnd +modify_fname +signs -xfontset -ebcdic +mouse +smartindent -xim -emacs_tags -mouseshape +startuptime -xpm +eval -mouse_dec +statusline -xsmp +ex_extra -mouse_gpm -sun_workshop -xterm_clipboard +extra_search -mouse_jsbterm +syntax -xterm_save -farsi -mouse_netterm +tag_binary system vimrc file: "$VIM/vimrc" user vimrc file: "$HOME/.vimrc" 2nd user vimrc file: "~/.vim/vimrc" user exrc file: "$HOME/.exrc" defaults file: "$VIMRUNTIME/defaults.vim" fall-back for $VIM: "/usr/share/vim" Compilation: gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DMACOS_X_UNIX -g -O2 -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=1 Linking: gcc -L/usr/local/lib -o vim -lm -lncurses -liconv -framework Cocoa
which is the default
vim
version installed on my mac. Unfortunately, it says:-python3
. So I assume python 3 is not installed. So what I did is the following:brew remove vim
which went ok and thenbrew info vim
and got the following message:vim: stable 8.1.1550 (bottled), HEAD Vi 'workalike' with many additional features https://www.vim.org/ Conflicts with: ex-vi (because vim and ex-vi both install bin/ex and bin/view) macvim (because vim and macvim both install vi* binaries) Not installed From: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/blob/master/Formula/vim.rb ==> Dependencies Required: gettext ✔, lua ✔, perl ✔, python ✔, ruby ✔ ==> Options --HEAD Install HEAD version ==> Analytics install: 89,945 (30 days), 222,053 (90 days), 835,730 (365 days) install_on_request: 82,933 (30 days), 204,131 (90 days), 747,520 (365 days) build_error: 0 (30 days)
Is it because there are 2 versions of
vim
installed now?I also tried
brew install vim --with-python3
but got the following messageinvalid option: --with-python3
when typingvim --version
, I get:vim --version VIM - Vi IMproved 8.0 (2016 Sep 12, compiled Feb 22 2019 19:03:04) Included patches: 1-503, 505-680, 682-1283 Compiled by [email protected]
EDIT
Here are commands with their corresponding outputs
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sudo nano /etc/paths
:
/usr/local/bin /usr/bin /bin /usr/sbin /sbin
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command -v vim
:
/usr/bin/vim
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$PATH
:
-bash: /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/Library/TeX/texbin:/opt/X11/bin: No such file or directory
Moreover I posted a similar question on another platform and did many attempt to try solving the problem. However the problem still persists.
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ecjb almost 5 yearsmany thanks for your answer @bk2204. It appears to be already the case. Here what I get after the command
sudo nano /etc/paths
:/usr/local/bin /usr/bin /bin /usr/sbin /sbin
. Moreover I posted a similar question on another platform and did many attempt (apple.stackexchange.com/questions/362833/…). However the problem still persists. Do you have another idea? -
bk2204 almost 5 yearsWhat do you get when you run
command -v vim
and 'echo $PATH`? -
ecjb almost 5 yearsMany thanks: @bk2204. I edited the question with requested command and corresponding outputs. Do you see where the problem could be?
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AngularNerd over 2 yearsI had to add /opt/homebrew/bin to my /etc/paths. I put it 2nd after /usr/local/bin (Mac M1)