Vim automatically removes indentation on Python comments
I'm using Vim and editing Python scripts.
Autoindent works pretty well in general, but when I start a new line and type '#' to type a comment, Vim unindents that line for me.
For example, if have
def foo():
and I press enter, Vim will indent properly
def foo():
pass
but, if instead of typing pass, I type #, it unindents automatically
def foo():
# comment
class Thing():
def __init__(self):
pass
# comment line gets unindented all the way
my .vimrc file follows. anyone know why this is happening?
set tabstop=4
set smartindent
set shiftwidth=4
set expandtab
set backspace=indent,eol,start
set scrolloff=3
set statusline=%f%m%r%h%w\ [%Y\ %{&ff}]\ [%l/%L\ (%p%%)]
set laststatus=2
Answer
Setting smartindent on makes Vim behave like you describe for me, whereas with nosmartindent (which is what I tend to use) it behaves like you'd prefer it to.
Update: From the docs on smartindent:
When typing '#' as the first character in a new line, the indent for that line is removed, the '#' is put in the first column. The indent is restored for the next line. If you don't want this, use this mapping: ":inoremap # X^H#", where ^H is entered with CTRL-V CTRL-H. When using the ">>" command, lines starting with '#' are not shifted right.
That seems to be it.
Update: Probably no need to bother with the following... I'll leave it here for the added informational value. ;-)
If setting nosmartindent doesn't help, perhaps you could use the :set command -- with no parameters -- to obtain the list of all settings in effect in your Vim session, then paste it somewhere (on Pastie perhaps). There's a few other options which affect automatic indentation, as far as I remember.