# vyapp/vy

A vim-like in Python.

Repository: https://github.com/vyapp/vy
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vy
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2026-01-15T03:12:07+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 62, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4317, "days_push": 230, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1151, forks 55 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:46.794116+00:00)

## What it is
vy is a modal, vim-like text editor written in Python and built on Tkinter. It features a highly modular plugin architecture where plugins and configuration are written in Python, including debuggers, syntax highlighting via pygments, and terminal-like interpreter integration.

## Use cases
- edit code with vim-style modal keybindings
- write editor plugins in Python instead of vimscript
- debug Python code with breakpoints inside the editor
- syntax highlight many languages with pygments themes
- run code snippets through an interpreter from the editor
- edit multiple files with tabs and split panes

## When to choose
- you want a hackable modal editor fully scriptable in Python
- you prefer Python over vimscript or Emacs Lisp for editor customization
- you need integrated debuggers (pdb, delve, gdb, node inspect) in a lightweight editor

## When to avoid
- you need a polished, mainstream editor with a large ecosystem
- you require LSP support and modern IDE features out of the box
- you want a terminal-only editor without GUI dependencies

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: editor, plugin-system, cli
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools, programming-languages
- platform: python, cross-platform
- tags: modal-editor, vim-like, tkinter, extensible, syntax-highlighting, debugger-integration, desktop

## Member repositories
- vyapp/vy (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:46.794116+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:33:38.116561+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/vyapp/vy (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:46.794116+00:00, sha 36ac6073c1e0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.