I'm on the latest version of Arch Linux. The version of Vim from the Arch repos doesn't have python support, so I downloaded the source code and built it from that. I have checked, and Python support is enabled. I have Python installed on my system. However, when I try to start vim with a plugin which requires Python, I get a warning before vim opens, and the plugin doesn't function properly:
vim-llp: python required. Do I have to tell vim that Python exists during the installation process or something?
The :version output is the following:
VIM - Vi IMproved 8.1 (2018 May 18, compiled Sep 11 2019 00:35:18)
Included patches: 1-2021
Compiled by noah@arch-xps
Huge version with GTK2 GUI. Features included (+) or not (-):
+acl +clientserver +diff +folding +libcall +mouse_gpm +packages -ruby -tag_any_white +vartabs -xfontset
+arabic +clipboard +digraphs -footer +linebreak -mouse_jsbterm +path_extra +scrollbind -tcl +vertsplit +xim
+autocmd +cmdline_compl +dnd +fork() +lispindent +mouse_netterm -perl +signs +termguicolors +virtualedit +xpm
+autochdir +cmdline_hist -ebcdic +gettext +listcmds +mouse_sgr +persistent_undo +smartindent +terminal +visual +xsmp_interact
-autoservername +cmdline_info +emacs_tags -hangul_input +localmap -mouse_sysmouse +postscript +sound +terminfo +visualextra +xterm_clipboard
+balloon_eval +comments +eval +iconv -lua +mouse_urxvt +printer +spell +termresponse +viminfo -xterm_save
+balloon_eval_term +conceal +ex_extra +insert_expand +menu +mouse_xterm +profile +startuptime +textobjects +vreplace
+browse +cryptv +extra_search +job +mksession +multi_byte -python +statusline +textprop +wildignore
++builtin_terms +cscope -farsi +jumplist +modify_fname +multi_lang -python3 -sun_workshop +timers +wildmenu
+byte_offset +cursorbind +file_in_path +keymap +mouse -mzscheme +quickfix +syntax +title +windows
+channel +cursorshape +find_in_path +lambda +mouseshape +netbeans_intg +reltime +tag_binary +toolbar +writebackup
+cindent +dialog_con_gui +float +langmap +mouse_dec +num64 +rightleft -tag_old_static +user_commands +X11
system vimrc file: "$VIM/vimrc"
user vimrc file: "$HOME/.vimrc"
2nd user vimrc file: "~/.vim/vimrc"
user exrc file: "$HOME/.exrc"
system gvimrc file: "$VIM/gvimrc"
user gvimrc file: "$HOME/.gvimrc"
2nd user gvimrc file: "~/.vim/gvimrc"
defaults file: "$VIMRUNTIME/defaults.vim"
system menu file: "$VIMRUNTIME/menu.vim"
fall-back for $VIM: "/usr/local/share/vim"
Compilation: gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib/glib-2.0/include -I/usr/lib/libffi-
3.2.1/include -I/usr/include/harfbuzz -I/usr/include/fribidi -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/libpng16 -I/usr/include/uuid -I/usr/include/cairo -I/usr/include/pixman-1 -I/usr/include/gdk-pixbuf-2.0 -I/u
sr/include/libmount -I/usr/include/blkid -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -pthread -O2 -fno-strength-reduce -Wall -D_REENTRANT -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=1
Linking: gcc -L/usr/local/lib -Wl,--as-needed -o vim -lgtk-x11-2.0 -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -latk-1.0 -lcairo -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -lharfbuzz
-lfontconfig -lfreetype -lSM -lICE -lXpm -lXt -lX11 -lXdmcp -lSM -lICE -lm -ltinfo -lelf -lnsl -lcanberra -lacl -lattr -lgpm -ldl
:versionoutput?:version.vimis compiled withoutpythonsupport (look at-pythonand-python3at the result of your:versioncommand), although wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Vim suggests thatpythonsupport is the default forvimon Arch Linux.python/dynsupport, which the specific plugin I'd like to use isn't compatible with.python/dyn? I'd say that's rather unlikely to be the case... Thedynpart simply means it will try to find the Python library dynamically when needed at runtime...