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How do I do I set the syntax highlighting in Vim 7 for python?

I would like to set my own colorschemes, and syntax highlighting for a type of code file.

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The command to enable syntax highlighting in vim is :syntax on, if you want it to be active everytime you launch vim, just add a line containing syntax on in your .vimrc file.

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nether of them work it is the same as before. –  hidroto Jan 22 '11 at 9:44
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maybe your vim doesn't have filetype detection enabled, try adding filetype on to your .vimrc or type :set filetype=python while editing a file. –  MatToufoutu Jan 22 '11 at 21:14
    
i think that vim is broken becuse :help gives E433: No tags file E149: Sorry, no help for vi_help.txt Press ENTER or type command to continue –  hidroto Jan 23 '11 at 5:31
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maybe try reinstalling it, either with your package manager or from sources, never had these errors, can't help you for this. –  MatToufoutu Jan 26 '11 at 16:02
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thanks anyway it may have something to do with useing "..The vim-minimal package includes a minimal version of VIM,...." according to package manager –  hidroto Jan 27 '11 at 7:14
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Put the line syntax on in your .vimrc.

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Syntax highlighting in vim for python (target is Ubuntu 12.10)

Here is a walkthrough on how to setup syntax highlighting in Python for Ubuntu 12.10. What you see is what you get:

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https://github.com/sentientmachine/Pretty-Vim-Python/

Once you get the hang of how to inject a color scheme and syntax highlighting into your vi editor for a particular user, then you can customize it

There are hundreds of fashionable color schemes here: http://sweyla.com/themes/seed/988775/

Pick one that you like. Then download the python.vim and foobarcolorscheme9000.vim files and put them in the right spot as defined here: http://g.sweyla.com/blog/2010/vim-color-schemes-how-to/ Set the appropriate commands in the ~/.vimrc and logout login.

Page listing most useful and fashionable python Color schemes:

http://stackoverflow.com/a/11060884/445131

Then you could try programming in VimL script language yourself.

Learn to edit the code that causes vim syntax highlighting to work. Make it better than it ever was.

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Learning_the_vi_Editor/Vim/VimL_Script_language

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