I tried many methods on the Internet, but the one that took effect in the end was a rather purely violent approach. In the past, it was possible to specify the VIM version through the -with-python3 parameter, but now Homebrew seems to only recognize the python -v version. So next, we have to install a version that can support python3. Most likely it will be in the above path. Install a vim editor that supports Python3įirst of all, we can confirm that the VIM path of Python3 is not currently supported: which vim So we cannot use brew remove to delete it. Confirm whether VIM supports Python3 or notįirst of all, you can use the following command to confirm whether VIM supports Python3: vim -version | grep pythonĪs you can see, the vim in my system does not support python3, and the vim is not installed by brew.

Install a vim version that supports Python3 Step 1. This is a bad news for me, but I am puzzled: Python 3.6.7 is clearly installed in my system!Īfter cross-testing, it was finally confirmed that the problem should be that the pre-installed vim of Mac OS does not support Python3. However, today when I built the vim environment on Mac OS, I found that the VIM pre-installed on the system cloud not make my YouCompleteMe run! There will be a warning message: YouCompleteMe unavailable: requires Vim compiled with Python (3.5.1+) support. When connecting to a remote server, I often use vim editor as a document or code editor, especially when writing programs, vim's YouCompleteMe package is really important.

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