Can't load python module when Vundle installed to .vim on Windows 10

[TimothyWrightSoftware]

I followed the Vundle installation guide but it put all the plugins into a .vim folder in my $HOME folder instead of in the vimfiles folder. YouCompleteMe compiled but when vim starts there is an error. Cannot load the python module.

On a guess I moved Youcompleteme vim plugin to my vimfiles/Bundles folder and removed it from Vundle, then everything works.

[micbou]

Did you try to set the runtimepath like explained in the Vundle for Windows documentation?

[TimothyWrightSoftware]

Yes, i tried many different ways with '/' and '' but to no success. I'm sure I won't be the only one who has this problem. It may be a Vundle issue, but it wasn't obvious since the install worked for all my other plugins

[micbou]

So, this is specific to YCM. That's strange. I'll need to do some tests with Vundle since I am not using it for my plugins.

[micbou]

I tried to install YCM and other plugins using Vundle with the following vimrc:

set nocompatible              " be iMproved, required
filetype off                  " required

" set the runtime path to include Vundle and initialize
set rtp+=~/vim-vundle/bundle/Vundle.vim

call vundle#begin('~/vim-vundle/bundle')

" let Vundle manage Vundle, required
Plugin 'VundleVim/Vundle.vim'

Plugin 'scrooloose/syntastic'
Plugin 'sirver/ultisnips'
Plugin 'Valloric/YouCompleteMe'

" All of your Plugins must be added before the following line
call vundle#end()            " required
filetype plugin indent on    " required

and I didn't encounter any issue. All plugins were installed in ~/vim-bundle/bundle. Obviously, you can replace ~/vim-bundle by ~/vimfiles and it will work the same. So, I am wondering if your vimrc is properly configured. Could you try with the above .vimrc?

[TimothyWrightSoftware]

That worked just fine. I was using the Vundle windows directions: https://github.com/VundleVim/Vundle.vim/wiki/Vundle-for-Windows
which set the path differently

[TimothyWrightSoftware]

Did a fresh install, but it is happening again, and this time I am using the posted vimrc. Premature close I guess

[micbou]

Could you paste the contents of your .vimrc?

[TimothyWrightSoftware]

set nocompatible " be iMproved, required
filetype off " required

" set the runtime path to include Vundle and initialize
set rtp+=~/vimfiles/bundle/Vundle.vim

call vundle#begin('~/vimfiles/bundle')

" let Vundle manage Vundle, required
Plugin 'VundleVim/Vundle.vim'

Plugin 'scrooloose/syntastic'
Plugin 'sirver/ultisnips'
Plugin 'Valloric/YouCompleteMe'

" All of your Plugins must be added before the following line
call vundle#end() " required
filetype plugin indent on " required

[TimothyWrightSoftware]

Also, I'm not sure it was ever working. I tried to install it the way I did before but that's not working either. When the error message went away, it was because the plugin was not being loaded at all. I only figured this out when I finally got the .ycm_extra_conf.py python script setup and it was never compiled.

[micbou]

Do you see any YCM error when starting Vim and typing :messages? What is the output of the :YcmDebugInfo command in Vim?

[TimothyWrightSoftware]

Yes, there are error messages. I will post them when I get home. (about 10 hrs) From memory, something about the Python site module cannot be loaded.

[TimothyWrightSoftware]

If there is some way for me to run the python script in a debugger or something more aggressive just let me know. I'm glad to help, and thank you for all of yours!

[micbou]

No need, I know about this issue. It is a bug with Python 2.7.11 on Windows. I posted some workarounds in this issue. I recommend to use Python 2.7.10 until the next version is released.

[TimothyWrightSoftware]

awesome. Thank you so much.

[TimothyWrightSoftware]

Worked like a charm. Thanks again