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Vim Align Python Arguments with Tabularize

How can I align my python arguments quickly in Vim. New to tabular plugin and cannot figure out command for aligning arguments properly:

Have this:

myfunc(arg1=value1,
       arg2=value2,
 arg3=value3,
       arg4=value4,
   arg5=value5,
   arg6=value6,
   arg7=value7)

Want this:

myfunc(arg1=value1,
       arg2=value2,
       arg3=value3,
       arg4=value4,
       arg5=value5,
       arg6=value6,
       arg7=value7)
Solution

  • You don't actually need Tabular.vim for this. Put your cursor at the top of myfunc (or a bit higher) and press =} (or =)). This runs equalprg across your function block to indent it appropriately.

    From the help on 'equalprg':

    External program to use for "=" command. When this option is empty the internal formatting functions are used; either 'lisp', 'cindent' or 'indentexpr'. When Vim was compiled without internal formatting, the "indent" program is used. Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|. See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes. This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for security reasons.

    BTW, if you do want to learn more about Tabular and its use cases, there’s a great video on vimcasts.