Neovim Starter Kit for Python

Are you using VS Code or PyCharm for Python development but really want to move to Neovim? Join me in this exciting tutorial where we dive deep into setting up a powerful Python development environment using Neovim! As a full-stack developer and Neovim enthusiast, I've fine-tuned my Neovim configuration specifically for Python development and I’m really excited to share this Starter Kit with you today.
This video will cover:
- Syntax highlighting
- Python LSP
- Auto-completion
- Snippets
- Formatting
- Linting
- Debugging
- Unit testing
Show Notes:
Neovim Starter Kit: github.com/bcampolo/nvim-star...
Neovim Starter Kit for Python: github.com/bcampolo/nvim-star...
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[@elu1]

This is the most comprehensive nvim setup for python that I can find. any word on MacOS testing?

[@bjcampolo]

Thanks! I don't have a Mac but please report back and I'm willing to update the README or if you want to submit a PR I'd be happy to review it.

[@elu1]

Now my Mac is equipped with the neovim IDE, and I can't express enough how deeply appreciative I am of the setup that this and previous videos have shared. The expertise demonstrated in both technical and organizational skills is truly remarkable. Great stuff all around!

[@bjcampolo]

Thank you so much for the kind words. I'm glad the videos were helpful

[@baky5372]

Love your videos! I never take your full repos but I always snip out all the plugins that I feel will be useful for me. But always grateful for all the effort you put in!

[@bjcampolo]

I'm glad they have been helpful!

[@baky5372]

​@@bjcampolo Especially grateful for the dap plugin. That was one thing I've missed from IDEs

[@nelsonfleig5024]

Awesome video! Good job and thank you! Learned so much about Neovim configs.

[@Watchie1975]

I finally typed the right thing to get it installed, and I’m excited to see what this can do!

[@beauforda.stenberg1280]

Thanks! This is exactly what I was looking for, and needed. That it is so recent, is just pure brilliance. 🙏 👍 💕

[@bjcampolo]

I'm glad you found it helpful!

[@LastIntrepidElf]

Thanks for the awesome video! Keep up!

[@NanoTecked]

finally a kit to that (me) enjoy the python language. I should to try it out (and to try not to modify it jejeje). Great content!

[@downloadkorean3909]

Thank you very much

[@mr.bojangles6111]

This was a great video and very timely - I've been trying to figure out how to even get started with configuring Neovim as a Python IDE, so thank you! I did have a couple of questions about the setup - when you pip install neovim, debugpy and isort, are you doing that in a virtualenv? And, when setting up the debugger with the Python path, would that have to be changed whenever you pointed Neovim at a new virtualenv?

[@bjcampolo]

You can do it in a virtual environment but then you need to make sure everything is pointing to that environment. There are some tips here: vi.stackexchange.com/questions/38456/is-there-a-way-to-have-some-kind-of-virtual-environment-for-neovim stackoverflow.com/questions/61019081/is-it-possible-to-create-nested-virtual-environments-for-python

[@enriquealbertoperezdelgado9580]

Excellent video definitely liked and subscribed. Quick question? Do the python dependencies have to be installed in every python env of every project?

[@bjcampolo]

I'm not a Python expert but I believe they only have to be installed in the environment that Neovim and related plugins are running in.

[@pauliusjo]

help, im on windows and i get error for python3 environment not found in search path or not executable.

[@bjcampolo]

On some Linux distros, python3 is used to differentiate it from Python 2, but on Windows, it is going to just be python instead of python3 and you will need to make sure it is on your PATH environment variable.

[@dod_ytent9984]

How do work with Jupyter Notebooks/kernels or conda environments via nvim?

[@bjcampolo]

I don't do much with Jupyter myself, but you can check out this thread which seems to have some useful links: www.reddit.com/r/neovim/comments/wzoa8i/jupyter_notebooks_in_neovim_any_good_way/

[@92marjoh]

How well does this setup integrate with virtual envs from pyenv?

[@bjcampolo]

You can try something like this: stackoverflow.com/a/66559305

[@AnoopD2013]

Great vid .......... and thank you .......... Can you please do another vid on how to use this in virtualenvironment ? Should we do the pip installations for every venv ?

[@bjcampolo]

Great idea! I'll add it to my list

[@AnoopD2013]

@@bjcampolo Ty

[@eduardabramovich1216]

I'm trying to install which-key but I fail. Hopefully you can add it to the config.

[@bjcampolo]

Yeah I think which key will help with seeing all of your key mappings. I will do a future video on it. In the meantime you can try running :nmap to see all of your key mappings that start with leader

[@eduardabramovich1216]

@@bjcampolo Thanks, as a neovim newbie learning the combinations is daunting. Great advice.

[@eduardabramovich1216]

Now I'm facing another problem, since I have different virtualenvs for different projects, I have to install the same tools in all of them, like isort, debugpy and others. I think this is a bit problematic. Anyway, I will have to do it.

[@eduardabramovich1216]

Not sure if you talked about this, but I created a specific virtualenv for nvim and in there I installed isort, neovim and debugpy and then I set in the "options.lua" file the setting: vim.g.python3_host_prog = 'path-to-virtualenv-py-bin'. And now i don't have to install the tools in all my envs.

[@bjcampolo]

@@eduardabramovich1216 That's great! There are some additional ideas in this stack overflow: stackoverflow.com/questions/61019081/is-it-possible-to-create-nested-virtual-environments-for-python

[@dominiquekostler238]

Have you tried using Ruff lsp?

[@bjcampolo]

I tried it during my initial research/setup and it seemed like it was missing some of the inline error messages that I would expect from an LSP. It is possible that I had something misconfigured though.

[@akshatsingh6036]

after adding pylint, black to the lua file and opening a new file using nvim i am getting error that pylint and other packages failed to install

[@bjcampolo]

Can you provide the exact error message you are getting?

[@akshatsingh6036]

@@bjcampolo pylint: failed to install, this error is showing on opening of nvim where we write commands like :wq

[@bjcampolo]

@akshatsingh6036 If you run :Mason does it show pylint as having a problem installing? What error does it give? You can try navigating to the pylint row in Mason and clicking the i key to try to install it again and see if it gives an error.

[@jlaviews]

Does this work with a python environment? Every video seems to only work with a system wide python

[@bjcampolo]

It should work but I haven't tried myself. This post may have some helpful tips: vi.stackexchange.com/questions/38456/is-there-a-way-to-have-some-kind-of-virtual-environment-for-neovim

[@redbossman]

what font are u using?

[@bjcampolo]

This is Hack Nerd Font

[@redbossman]

ok thanks

[@zephyrthesearchrescuedog8358]

I think there's a lot that could be cut out of this if you used ruff lsp for formatting, linting, import sorting

[@bjcampolo]

I briefly tried ruff and it didn't "feel" quite right, but maybe I didn't try it in combination with pyright. Do you have a config you can share?

[@temiloluwaadebowale2553]

Can you share your config? I've been trying to use ruff for formatting, linting, and sorting of imports.

[@zephyrthesearchrescuedog8358]

I'm using LazyVim distro with the ruff-lsp installed from Mason. Lazy uses conform.nvim which can use lsp as a fall back for formatting. Since I never installed a python formatter it falls back to ruff lsp. I have pyright installed alongside it

[@NanoTecked]

i hope that kit has support to pandas cuz i love it :3

[@bjcampolo]

If it doesn't work with pandas please let me know!

[@TheRich107]

Ruff > black Written in rust btw

[@health_doc]

Weird ai voice

[@bjcampolo]

@@health_doc thanks I've been practicing