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I've scoured related posts and have tried several things, but I'm still receiving a syntax error in Vim when using Python3 syntax.

The code that is receiving the error:

types_of_people = 10; f"There are {types_of_people} types of people."

The output of running $ vim --version:

$ vim --version
VIM - Vi IMproved 8.0 (2016 Sep 12, compiled Sep 17 2017 10:39:50)
MacOS X (unix) version
Included patches: 1-1100
Compiled by Homebrew
Huge version without GUI.  Features included (+) or not (-):
+acl             +file_in_path    +mouse_sgr       +tag_old_static
+arabic          +find_in_path    -mouse_sysmouse  -tag_any_white
+autocmd         +float           +mouse_urxvt     -tcl
-balloon_eval    +folding         +mouse_xterm     +termguicolors
-browse          -footer          +multi_byte      +terminal
++builtin_terms  +fork()          +multi_lang      +terminfo
+byte_offset     -gettext         -mzscheme        +termresponse
+channel         -hangul_input    +netbeans_intg   +textobjects
+cindent         +iconv           +num64           +timers
-clientserver    +insert_expand   +packages        +title
+clipboard       +job             +path_extra      -toolbar
+cmdline_compl   +jumplist        +perl            +user_commands
+cmdline_hist    +keymap          +persistent_undo +vertsplit
+cmdline_info    +lambda          +postscript      +virtualedit
+comments        +langmap         +printer         +visual
+conceal         +libcall         +profile         +visualextra
+cryptv          +linebreak       -python          +viminfo
+cscope          +lispindent      +python3         +vreplace
+cursorbind      +listcmds        +quickfix        +wildignore
+cursorshape     +localmap        +reltime         +wildmenu
+dialog_con      -lua             +rightleft       +windows
+diff            +menu            +ruby            +writebackup
+digraphs        +mksession       +scrollbind      -X11
-dnd             +modify_fname    +signs           -xfontset
-ebcdic          +mouse           +smartindent     -xim
+emacs_tags      -mouseshape      +startuptime     -xpm
+eval            +mouse_dec       +statusline      -xsmp
+ex_extra        -mouse_gpm       -sun_workshop    -xterm_clipboard
+extra_search    -mouse_jsbterm   +syntax          -xterm_save
+farsi           +mouse_netterm   +tag_binary      
system vimrc file: "$VIM/vimrc"
 user vimrc file: "$HOME/.vimrc"
2nd user vimrc file: "~/.vim/vimrc"
  user exrc file: "$HOME/.exrc"
   defaults file: "$VIMRUNTIME/defaults.vim"
  fall-back for $VIM: "/usr/local/share/vim"
Compilation: clang -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H   -DMACOS_X_UNIX  -g -O2 -
U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=1       
Linking: clang   -L. -fstack-protector -L/usr/local/lib -
L/usr/local/opt/libyaml/lib -L/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib -
L/usr/local/opt/readline/lib  -L/usr/local/lib -o vim        -lncurses -liconv 
-framework Cocoa   -mmacosx-version-min=10.11 -fstack-protector-strong -
L/usr/local/lib  -L/usr/local/Cellar/perl/5.26.0/lib/perl5/5.26.0/darwin-
thread-multi-2level/CORE -lperl -lm -lutil -lc  -
L/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.6/lib/python3.6/config-3.6m-
darwin -lpython3.6m -framework CoreFoundation  -lruby.2.4.2 -lobjc

You may notice above that Vim is including python3 but not python

I have reinstalled Vim using:

$ brew uninstall vim
$ brew install vim --with-python3

I have also tried aliasing python to my Python3 version:

$ alias python='python3.6'

My PATH:

$ echo $PATH  
/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.6/bin:/Users/garythegoat/.rbenv/shims:/usr/bin/python:/usr/local/heroku/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/opt/X11/bin:/usr/local/git/bin:/usr/local/go/bin:/Users/garythegoat/golang/bin

:echo has('python') returns 1

:echo has('python3') returns 0

Any suggestions appreciated

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  • How about a symlink pointing python to python3? Commented Sep 17, 2017 at 18:11
  • Vim doesn't use the python binary; it links against libpython; you can see this in the compile flags: -lpython3.6m. I don't know why your has() calls return something different than your :version. Are you sure you're using the same Vim and not mixing up various vim/macvims or something like that? Commented Sep 18, 2017 at 6:43
  • @Carpetsmoker I am using Macvim, but the syntax error issue is the same in Vim as well. Curiously, the echo statements above in Vim are reversed from Macvim, with has('python') returning 0 and has('python3') returning 1 Commented Sep 18, 2017 at 12:37
  • I am curious what this code is expected to do. types_of_people = 10; f"There are {types_of_people} types of people." should set an integer value in types_of_people and then create and immediately discard a string. Is this a syntax error or is it telling you there is an unassigned string being created? Commented Sep 18, 2017 at 20:29
  • @DanLowe It's a syntax error - it's a contrived example because I wanted to fit it onto one line for the purposes of asking the question Commented Sep 19, 2017 at 13:41

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This is a difficult question, because this is related to the default python configured by your OS.

The most useful related question I found is this one.

Both solutions worked for me :

  1. Setting up a Virtual Environment using virtualenv. This is exhausting as you will have to launch the virtual env each time you need to open vim.

  2. Adding let g:syntastic_python_python_exec = 'python3' to .vimrc configuration file. I'm not sure if your configuration is based on the syntastic plugin, but this is something worst looking into.

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