vimrc_python

Configuring Vim with a Vimrc file
Short example of ~/.vimrc file I used for development. Copy the file as ~/.vimrc
" enable syntax highlighting
syntax enable

" show line numbers
set number

" set tabs to have 4 spaces
" set ts=4

" indent when moving to the next line while writing code
set autoindent

" expand tabs into spaces
 set expandtab

" when using the >> or << commands, shift lines by 4 spaces
set shiftwidth=4

" show a visual line under the cursor's current line
set cursorline

" show the matching part of the pair for [] {} and ()
set showmatch

" enable all Python syntax highlighting features
let python_highlight_all = 1