How to run python script inside vim?

Question

I know we can run a.py in vim using commands:

:! python a.py    " method 1
:! python %       " method 2

We can also set key binding to run python script as:

autocmd! FileType python nmap ,r :!clear; python %<CR>

Now the problem is if we have to pass the arguments, I tried to create a command like this:

command py !python %   " This does not work!!

Required:
:py arg1 arg2 should run python script with arguments arg1 and arg2, i.e. python a.py arg1 arg2

Example python script:

import sys
print(sys.argv[1])
print(sys.argv[2])

I am using vim in Macbook Pro.

$ vim --version
VIM - Vi IMproved 8.0 (2016 Sep 12, compiled Nov 29 2017 18:37:46)
Included patches: 1-503, 505-680, 682-1283
Compiled by [email protected]

All user-defined commands must start with a capital letter. Thus, you are not permitted to define :py, but can define :Py. :help user-cmd-ambiguous — Amadan
– Amadan, Commented Jun 6, 2018 at 3:46

phd · Accepted Answer · 2018-06-06 11:50:49Z

3

command! -nargs=* Py !python % <args>

-nargs=* allows any number of arguments (0, 1, or many). <args> pastes command-line arguments into the command.

answered Jun 6, 2018 at 11:50

phd

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