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Somebody told me that it is possible to write Vim plugins in Python.
I would like to inspect the source implementing this: I would like to use another scripting language for that.
Is there a documentation on how the authors implemented this Python interface to Vim?
The source files used for the Python integration with Vim are:
https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/master/src/if_python.c
https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/master/src/if_python3.c
https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/master/src/if_py_both.h
The Python interface is described in https://vimhelp.org/if_pyth.txt.html
Note that Vim also supports writing scripts in other languages: lua, tcl, perl, ruby and mzscheme. The source files for these interfaces are at:
https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/master/src/if_lua.c
https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/master/src/if_tcl.c
https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/master/src/if_perl.xs
https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/master/src/if_ruby.c
https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/master/src/if_mzsch.c
These interfaces are described in their respective help pages:
https://vimhelp.org/if_lua.txt.html
https://vimhelp.org/if_tcl.txt.html
https://vimhelp.org/if_perl.txt.html
https://vimhelp.org/if_ruby.txt.html
https://vimhelp.org/if_mzsch.txt.html
