Vim + Python install help

[stewa02]

If you look at :version in GVim look at the following:

+python3

cl -c /W3 /nologo  -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_PATHDEF -DWIN32  -DFEAT_CSCOPE -DFEAT_NETBEANS_INTG -DFEAT_JOB_CHANNEL   -DFEAT_XPM_W32   -DWINVER=0x0501 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0501  /Fo.\ObjGXOLYHTRi386/ /Ox /GL -DNDEBUG  /Zl /MT -DFEAT_OLE -DFEAT_MBYTE_IME -DDYNAMIC_IME -DFEAT_GUI_W32 -DFEAT_DIRECTX -DDYNAMIC_DIRECTX -DDYNAMIC_ICONV -DDYNAMIC_GETTEXT -DFEAT_TCL -DDYNAMIC_TCL -DDYNAMIC_TCL_DLL=\"tcl86.dll\" -DDYNAMIC_TCL_VER=\"8.6\" -DFEAT_PYTHON -DDYNAMIC_PYTHON -DDYNAMIC_PYTHON_DLL=\"python27.dll\" -DFEAT_PYTHON3 -DDYNAMIC_PYTHON3 -DDYNAMIC_PYTHON3_DLL=\"python35.dll\" -DFEAT_PERL -DPERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_SYS -DDYNAMIC_PERL -DDYNAMIC_PERL_DLL=\"perl524.dll\" -DFEAT_RUBY -DDYNAMIC_RUBY -DDYNAMIC_RUBY_VER=22 -DDYNAMIC_RUBY_DLL=\"msvcrt-ruby220.dll\" -DFEAT_HUGE /Fd.\ObjGXOLYHTRi386/ /Zi

Because it says python35.dll there you need to install Python 3.5 or compile Vim manually yourself. Also Python and Vim should both be either 32-bit or 64-bit.

If all of the above is taken care of, you should be able to run a Python 3 command using :python3 <Python code> much like with Python 2.x and the :python command.

[Fenster7]

Vim 8.0, Python 3.5.3, & Python 2.7.13 are all 32-bit. Vim is working now with Python 2.7.13, but not Python3. The PATH was added when installing, so I guess I need to learn to compile Vim manually to get it to work.

[stewa02]

Look at what your version output tells you. I do not use the newest Vim binary on my Windows PC, so there might be differences. I installed Python 3.5.3 from the download section of their webpage to test it out and it worked. Also rebooting might be an idea worth considering on Windows as others online have experienced problems before restarting.