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Vim Auto Complete

February 10, 2016 · 2 min read

Get code completion for Python like an IDE in the terminal using Vim editor with YouCompleteMe and Vungle plugin. Similar to

This is for Ubuntu Linux (Debian) based OSes.

Steps to be followed:

  • Update to latest Vim. This is done as Vim version greater than 7.41 isn’t available in Apt-get of Ubuntu Linux.

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pkg-vim/vim-daily

    sudo apt-get update

    sudo apt-get install vim

    dpkg -s vim | grep 'Version' #should be greater than 7.41

    touch ~/.vimrc

  • Get Vundle.

    git clone https://github.com/VundleVim/Vundle.vim.git ~/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim

  • Add following in ~/.vimrc.

    set nocompatible

    filetype off

    syntax on

    set rtp+=~/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim

    call vundle#begin()

    let g:ycm_confirm_extra_conf = 0

    Plugin 'VundleVim/Vundle.vim'

    Plugin 'Valloric/YouCompleteMe'

    autocmd CursorMovedI * if pumvisible() == 0|pclose|endif

    autocmd InsertLeave * if pumvisible() == 0|pclose|endif

    call vundle#end()

    filetype plugin indent on

  • Launch Vim and run the following. Plugin Installation completes with ‘Done!’ at the bottom left. Come out of it using :q.

    :PluginInstall

  • Install development tools and CMake.

    sudo apt-get install build-essential cmake

  • Install Python Dev.

    sudo apt-get install python-dev python3-dev

  • Compiling YCM without semantic support for C-family languages (Installing only for Python).

    cd ~/.vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe

    ./install.py

  • Test by opening any .py file. When you start typing, we start to see code recommendation and completions.

Based on tutorials from:

https://github.com/VundleVim/Vundle.vim#quick-start

http://valloric.github.io/YouCompleteMe/#ubuntu-linux-x64

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