For the python command vim uses the python exetuable it finds first in the $PATH variable. However, for me this can change depending what project I work on (using virtual environments). Is there a way to fix this to one particular executable?
NB. On the internet I find a lot of sources vim uses the python executable it is compiled with. It seems this has changed.
Output of :version
of vim:
VIM - Vi IMproved 8.1 (2018 May 18, compiled Nov 09 2019 12:59:40)
Included patches: 1-2269
Modified by team+vim@tracker.debian.org
Compiled by team+vim@tracker.debian.org
Huge version with GTK3 GUI. Features included (+) or not (-):
+acl +cmdline_compl +emacs_tags +insert_expand +modify_fname +netbeans_intg +ruby +termguicolors +visualextra
+arabic +cmdline_hist +eval +job +mouse +num64 +scrollbind +terminal +viminfo
+autocmd +cmdline_info +ex_extra +jumplist +mouseshape +packages +signs +terminfo +vreplace
+autochdir +comments +extra_search +keymap +mouse_dec +path_extra +smartindent +termresponse +wildignore
-autoservername +conceal -farsi +lambda +mouse_gpm +perl +sound +textobjects +wildmenu
+balloon_eval +cryptv +file_in_path +langmap -mouse_jsbterm +persistent_undo +spell +textprop +windows
+balloon_eval_term +cscope +find_in_path +libcall +mouse_netterm +postscript +startuptime +timers +writebackup
+browse +cursorbind +float +linebreak +mouse_sgr +printer +statusline +title +X11
++builtin_terms +cursorshape +folding +lispindent -mouse_sysmouse +profile -sun_workshop +toolbar -xfontset
+byte_offset +dialog_con_gui -footer +listcmds +mouse_urxvt -python +syntax +user_commands +xim
+channel +diff +fork() +localmap +mouse_xterm +python3 +tag_binary +vartabs +xpm
+cindent +digraphs +gettext +lua +multi_byte +quickfix -tag_old_static +vertsplit +xsmp_interact
+clientserver +dnd -hangul_input +menu +multi_lang +reltime -tag_any_white +virtualedit +xterm_clipboard
+clipboard -ebcdic +iconv +mksession -mzscheme +rightleft +tcl +visual -xterm_save
system vimrc file: "$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/share/vim"
Compilation: gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK -pthread -I/usr/include/gtk-3.0 -I/usr/include/at-spi2-atk/2.0 -I/usr/include/at-spi-2.0 -I/usr/include/dbus-1.0
-I/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dbus-1.0/include -I/usr/include/gtk-3.0 -I/usr/include/gio-unix-2.0 -I/usr/include/cairo -I/usr/include/libdrm -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/includ
e/harfbuzz -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/fribidi -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/cairo -I/usr/include/pixman-1 -I/usr/include/uuid -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/us
r/include/libpng16 -I/usr/include/gdk-pixbuf-2.0 -I/usr/include/libmount -I/usr/include/blkid -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/glib-2.0/include -Wdate-time -
g -O2 -fdebug-prefix-map=/build/vim-yrDlon/vim-8.1.2269=. -fstack-protector-strong -Wformat -Werror=format-security -D_REENTRANT -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=1
Linking: gcc -L. -Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-z,now -fstack-protector -rdynamic -Wl,-export-dynamic -Wl,-E -Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-z,now -Wl,--as-needed -o vim -lgtk-3 -lgdk-3 -lpangocairo-
1.0 -lpango-1.0 -latk-1.0 -lcairo-gobject -lcairo -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgio-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -lSM -lICE -lXpm -lXt -lX11 -lXdmcp -lSM -lICE -lm -ltinfo -lnsl -lselinu
x -lcanberra -lacl -lattr -lgpm -ldl -L/usr/lib -llua5.2 -Wl,-E -fstack-protector-strong -L/usr/local/lib -L/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl/5.30/CORE -lperl -ldl -lm -lpthrea
d -lcrypt -L/usr/lib/python3.7/config-3.7m-x86_64-linux-gnu -lpython3.7m -lcrypt -lpthread -ldl -lutil -lm -L/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu -ltcl8.6 -ldl -lz -lpthread -lm -lruby-2.
5 -lpthread -lgmp -ldl -lcrypt -lm
py3 sys.path.append('/path/to/those/dependencies/')
which works fine, but I wonder if I can just change what python executable py3 uses. – Hielke Walinga Feb 15 '20 at 19:50:version
? – D. Ben Knoble♦ Feb 15 '20 at 19:53