#Delphi
Delphi is where Apollo slained the dragon Python and founded his own temple. Those who are wondering about their life are welcomed to Delphi to discover his past and future. You can find out the future of your Python code as well using Delphi.
##Rationale
There are two ways to write python code. By using the batch mode and the interactive mode.
Batch mode, or whatever you might call it, is the most common way to execute a python scrpipt just by running python file.py. However, it can frustrating to have a change-close-execute-open-change-close-execute cycle.
Interactive mode is responsive, it shows you the result right away. But it quickly becomes unmanageable as soon as you have more than one function or a few variables.
Delphi gives you a third option to write your python code. The idea is similar to Apple's Playground. Though not as fancy, I believe it is incredibly useful.
##Demo
Nothing illustrates better than a [video] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddM0MlI0AQI).
##Install Delphi Depends on:
- Pathogen
- don't forget to add pathogen#infect to your vimrc
- for some machines, pathogen will not behave correctly if you don't explicitly set filetype. More info here: http://blog.darevay.com/2010/10/a-brief-note-on-pathogen-for-vim/
- A vim with client-server and python function. You can check whether it does by executing
vim --version | grep "clientserver", if it gives you something like+clientserverthen you are good to go. If you see-clientserver, then you might have to install another version.- on Mac OS you can use homebrew.
- on Linux you can follow this awesome guide. Starting from the normal version, it will have client-server feature. Besure to manually enable python as well.
cd ~/.vim/bundle/andgit https://github.com/thethirduniverse/delphi.git- In your vimrc, add
let g:use_delphi=1if you want it to be always on. Otherwise enter:call DelphiEnable()to temporarily enable it for the current session. - Start your vim by adding an extra argument
--servername "vim". You can add the following line to your bashrc to automate this process:alias vim="vim --servername \"vim\""
##Changes
- Now delphi no longer requires a C wrapper file for execution. It uses the threading capability provided by python to do that.
- Now delphi no longer requires putting code inside
#@sand#@e. It will always execute the entire file.
##Contribute
If you have any thoughts about this project, please let me know! If you like Delphi let's work on making it more robust and powerful.