Change Python location Mac OS X

[benmezger]

I am using Vim + Neocomplcache in a Mac OS X 10.8, thing is, I am not using the default Mac OS X Python, I currently installed Python using Brew to the /usr/local/bin/python, and packages are located in /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/

When using Vim to write Python scripts, neocomplcache is searching in /usr/bin/python for my modules, which is not there, how can I change the location that is searching for? I tried to do a grep "/usr/bin/python" * in neocomplcache folder, but it seems that there isn't anything like it.

Also something I run this on a virtualenv, it seems that it doesn't find the modules I have it installed, it keeps reading the /usr/bin/python.

Thanks.

[Shougo]

This is not neocomplcache problem. You should post it in other forum like reddit.

[benmezger]

Not a neocomplcache problem? I am asking how can I change the directory where neocomplcache reads the modules from. Since my Python installation is somewhere else.

[Shougo]

OK. I get it.

neocomplcache searches modules by python or python3 commands from $PATH. But you can change the paths by g:neocomplcache_include_paths. If you install vimproc, neocomplcache use vimproc to search commands. But vimproc cannot know virtualenv environment.

[benmezger]

Thanks for the reply,

Funny thing is, if I run, which python I get /usr/local/bin/python as output. since now /usr/local/bin/python is my default Python, that's why I don't understand how is neocomplcache still using /usr/bin/python

I am using the default vim installed with homebrew.

~ ❯❯❯ vim --version
VIM - Vi IMproved 7.4 (2013 Aug 10, compiled Aug 14 2013 02:00:06)
MacOS X (unix) version
Compiled by Homebrew
Huge version without GUI.  Features included (+) or not (-):
+arabic          +file_in_path    +mouse_sgr       +tag_binary
+autocmd         +find_in_path    -mouse_sysmouse  +tag_old_static
-balloon_eval    +float           +mouse_urxvt     -tag_any_white
-browse          +folding         +mouse_xterm     -tcl
++builtin_terms  -footer          +multi_byte      +terminfo
+byte_offset     +fork()          +multi_lang      +termresponse
+cindent         -gettext         -mzscheme        +textobjects
-clientserver    -hangul_input    +netbeans_intg   +title
+clipboard       +iconv           +path_extra      -toolbar
+cmdline_compl   +insert_expand   -perl            +user_commands
+cmdline_hist    +jumplist        +persistent_undo +vertsplit
+cmdline_info    +keymap          +postscript      +virtualedit
+comments        +langmap         +printer         +visual
+conceal         +libcall         +profile         +visualextra
+cryptv          +linebreak       +python          +viminfo
+cscope          +lispindent      -python3         +vreplace
+cursorbind      +listcmds        +quickfix        +wildignore
+cursorshape     +localmap        +reltime         +wildmenu
+dialog_con      -lua             +rightleft       +windows
+diff            +menu            +ruby            +writebackup
+digraphs        +mksession       +scrollbind      -X11
-dnd             +modify_fname    +signs           -xfontset
-ebcdic          +mouse           +smartindent     -xim
+emacs_tags      -mouseshape      -sniff           -xsmp
+eval            +mouse_dec       +startuptime     -xterm_clipboard
+ex_extra        -mouse_gpm       +statusline      -xterm_save
+extra_search    -mouse_jsbterm   -sun_workshop
+farsi           +mouse_netterm   +syntax
   system vimrc file: "$VIM/vimrc"
     user vimrc file: "$HOME/.vimrc"
 2nd user vimrc file: "~/.vim/vimrc"
      user exrc file: "$HOME/.exrc"
  fall-back for $VIM: "/usr/local/share/vim"
Compilation: /usr/bin/clang -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H   -DMACOS_X_UNIX -no-cpp-precomp  -Os -w -pipe -march=native -Qunused-arguments -mmacosx-version-min=10.8 -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=1
Linking: /usr/bin/clang   -L.    -L/usr/local/lib -o vim        -lm  -lncurses -liconv -framework Cocoa    -framework Python   -lruby -lobjc

[benmezger]

Ok, I managed to fix it, silly me, I forgot I installed Vim before I installed Python with homebrew, so vim was probably configured for python in /usr/bin/python, re-installed vim and everything seems to be working fine.

Thanks.