integrating vim/youcomepleteme with anaconda python

Question

I am trying to get the Vim plugin YouCompleteme which was working until I installed the Anaconda distro of Python.

Relevant info:

:YcmDebugInfo in Vim returns 'E858: Eval Did not return a valid Python object.'

in my vimrc I have:

Bundle 'Valloric/YouCompleteMe'
let g:ycm_auto_trigger = 1
let g:ycm_path_to_python_interpreter = '/Users/briantoomey/anaconda/bin/python'
let g:ycm_filetype_blacklist = {}

After poking around other people's vimrc's on github I also tried

let g:ycm_path_to_python_interpreter = '/usr/bin/python'
let g:ycm_path_to_python_interpreter = '/usr/bin/python2'

The errors being returned in vim are all related to

youcompleteme#Enable

In bash,

$ which python

yields

$ /Users/briantoomey/anaconda/bin/python

and $ python --version

yields

$ Python 2.7.6 :: Anaconda 1.9.0 (x86_64)

Any thoughts?

Answer 1

I'm in the same situation as @Andy_Haden and came across this comment on github issue 8 (https://github.com/Valloric/YouCompleteMe/issues/8) by chrischoy:

""" For anaconda users,

Just temporarily change the python-config file in /path/to/anaconda/bin/python-config to python-config.tmp while compiling YCM and rename back to normal. It will do the trick. """

Answer 2

OS: Redhat 7

Error: YouCompleteMe unavailable: requires Vim compiled with Python (2.7.1+ or 3.4+) support

Required conda environment deactivation.

rm -rf ~/.vim ~/vim #start fresh if needed
git clone https://github.com/vim/vim.git
git clone https://github.com/gmarik/Vundle.vim.git ~/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim
cd vim/src

LEAVE CONDA ENVIRONMENT conda deactivate (multiple times if need to exit base)

Note: "full path to" needs to be changed to full path to conda install. Test path is correct with ls before configuring.

./configure --disable-nls --enable-cscope --enable-gui=no --enable-multibyte --enable-pythoninterp --enable-rubyinterp --with-features=huge --with-python-config-dir=<full path to>/anaconda3/lib/python3.6/config-3.6m-x86_64-linux-gnu --with-tlib=ncurses --without-x
make
sudo make install

Activate back into conda environment. conda activate <my env>

Place into .vimrc (included NERDTree and flake8) :

set nocompatible              " required
filetype off                  " required

" set the runtime path to include Vundle and initialize
set rtp+=~/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim
call vundle#begin()

" alternatively, pass a path where Vundle should install plugins
"call vundle#begin('~/some/path/here')

" let Vundle manage Vundle, required
Plugin 'gmarik/Vundle.vim'

" add all your plugins here (note older versions of Vundle
" used Bundle instead of Plugin)

" ...

" All of your Plugins must be added before the following line
call vundle#end()            " required
filetype plugin indent on    " required

" Enable folding
set foldmethod=indent
set foldlevel=99

" Enable folding with the spacebar
nnoremap <space> za

Plugin 'tmhedberg/SimpylFold'

Plugin 'vim-scripts/indentpython.vim'

set encoding=utf-8

Bundle 'Valloric/YouCompleteMe'

let g:ycm_autoclose_preview_window_after_completion=1
map <leader>g  :YcmCompleter GoToDefinitionElseDeclaration<CR>

Plugin 'vim-syntastic/syntastic'

Plugin 'nvie/vim-flake8'

let python_highlight_all=1
syntax on

Plugin 'jnurmine/Zenburn'
Plugin 'altercation/vim-colors-solarized'

Plugin 'scrooloose/nerdtree'

Plugin 'jistr/vim-nerdtree-tabs'

let NERDTreeIgnore=['\.pyc$', '\~$'] "ignore files in NERDTree

Install:

vim #enter vim
:PluginInstall #at command prompt

cd ~/.vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe 
python3 ./install.py #youcompleteme requires an installation step

Test installation by opening a python file with vim