prompt-toolkit/pyvim

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2545 stars · 162 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

pyvim is a pure Python implementation of the Vim editor built on prompt_toolkit, with no C extensions. It offers Vi key bindings, syntax highlighting via Pygments, splits and tab pages, and Python autocompletion with Jedi.

Use cases

• edit files in a terminal with vim keybindings
• try a vim clone written entirely in python
• use an editor with syntax highlighting and splits without installing vim
• get python autocompletion and linting while editing
• customize an editor using python instead of vimscript

When to choose

• you want a vim-like editor that is pure Python and easy to hack on
• you need a lightweight terminal editor with Pygments syntax highlighting
• you want to prototype editor features or script the editor in Python

When to avoid

• you need full Vim/Neovim compatibility or plugin ecosystem
• you need maximum editing performance for very large files
• you rely on advanced vimscript configurations

Facets

application · maturity maintenance

editor cli text-editors developer-tools python cli cross-platform vim-clone terminal-editor prompt-toolkit syntax-highlighting pure-python command-line

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