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prompt-toolkit / pyvim

Pure Python Vim clone.
BSD 3-Clause "New" or "Revised" License
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vi or vim clone? #6

Closed niklasberglund closed 9 years ago

niklasberglund commented 9 years ago

README.rst says "A Vi clone in Python" but other text hint at it being a vim clone. Is this a vi or vim clone? I guess it's a typo in the README

lunemec commented 9 years ago

I think it is neither, Vi is the original program without extensions and it was supposed to be used with printers instead of monitor, while Vim supports plugins and other nice stuff. But pyvim has some additional features vim doesn't have when installed. So it is kind of like vim extended, or vim like editor ..

jonathanslenders commented 9 years ago

It's vim-like indeed. The goal is certainly not to create a perfect clone. But something that is useful and feels familiar for vim users.

niklasberglund commented 9 years ago

Rephrased in commit 2409ad7f4220f43340de87410601b5a029238a26