A problem from a Vim user

[manuhack]

When I use raw_input('Please type something.\n') in the python 2.4
command line windows, it doesn't have any problem. However, when I run
the same command in vim 7 as y raw_input('Please type something.\n'),
there is an EOFError: EOF when reading a line. Is there a way to use
that command within vim without raising errors?

Thanks a lot.

 

[Luis Armendariz]

When I use raw_input('Please type something.\n') in the python 2.4
command line windows, it doesn't have any problem. However, when I run
the same command in vim 7 as y raw_input('Please type something.\n'),
there is an EOFError: EOF when reading a line. Is there a way to use
that command within vim without raising errors?

Thanks a lot.

You should read :help python-input

On my version (Vim 7.0.17), it says that input() and raw_input() are
not yet supported.

So, submit a patch to the vim folks!

-Luis

 

[BartlebyScrivener]

However, when I run
the same command in vim 7 as y raw_input('Please type something.\n'),
there is an EOFError: EOF when reading a line. Is there a way to use
that command within vim without raising errors?

I thought you might get more help here than in comp.editors

Same thing happens if you put it in rawinput.py file and use yfile.

rd

 

[Dasn]

When I use raw_input('Please type something.\n') in the python 2.4
command line windows, it doesn't have any problem. However, when I run
the same command in vim 7 as y raw_input('Please type something.\n'),
there is an EOFError: EOF when reading a line. Is there a way to use
that command within vim without raising errors?

You could call vim functions indirectly:
y << EOF
import vim
vim.command('let vim_str=input("Please type something.\n")')
py_str = vim.eval('vim_str')
# now you can do something with your 'py_str'
....
EOF

HTH

 

[Dasn]

vim.command('let vim_str=input("Please type something.\n")')
py_str = vim.eval('vim_str')

py_str = vim.eval('input("Please type something.\n")')

may be better.