How do I set up Vim autoindentation properly for editing Python files?
Solution 1:
I use this on my macbook:
" configure expanding of tabs for various file types
au BufRead,BufNewFile *.py set expandtab
au BufRead,BufNewFile *.c set expandtab
au BufRead,BufNewFile *.h set expandtab
au BufRead,BufNewFile Makefile* set noexpandtab
" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
" configure editor with tabs and nice stuff...
" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
set expandtab " enter spaces when tab is pressed
set textwidth=120 " break lines when line length increases
set tabstop=4 " use 4 spaces to represent tab
set softtabstop=4
set shiftwidth=4 " number of spaces to use for auto indent
set autoindent " copy indent from current line when starting a new line
" make backspaces more powerfull
set backspace=indent,eol,start
set ruler " show line and column number
syntax on " syntax highlighting
set showcmd " show (partial) command in status line
(edited to only show stuff related to indent / tabs)
Solution 2:
I use:
$ cat ~/.vimrc
syntax on
set showmatch
set ts=4
set sts=4
set sw=4
set autoindent
set smartindent
set smarttab
set expandtab
set number
But but I'm going to try Daren's entries