spacemacs/layers/+lang/python/README.org

#+TITLE: Python layer

[[file:img/python.png]]

* Table of Contents                                         :TOC_4_gh:noexport:
- [[#description][Description]]
  - [[#features][Features:]]
- [[#install][Install]]
  - [[#layer][Layer]]
  - [[#choosing-a-backend][Choosing a backend]]
- [[#backends][Backends]]
  - [[#anaconda][Anaconda]]
  - [[#language-server-protocol][Language Server Protocol]]
- [[#additional-tools][Additional tools]]
    - [[#syntax-checking][Syntax checking]]
  - [[#test-runner][Test runner]]
  - [[#automatic-buffer-formatting-on-save][Automatic buffer formatting on save]]
  - [[#automatic-save-of-buffer-when-testing][Automatic save of buffer when testing]]
  - [[#autoflake][autoflake]]
  - [[#pylookup][pylookup]]
  - [[#hy-mode][Hy-mode]]
- [[#configuration][Configuration]]
  - [[#fill-column][Fill column]]
  - [[#sort-imports][Sort imports]]
- [[#management-of-python-versions-and-virtual-environments][Management of Python versions and virtual environments]]
  - [[#manage-virtual-environments-with-pyvenv][Manage virtual environments with pyvenv]]
  - [[#manage-multiple-python-versions-with-pyenv][Manage multiple Python versions with pyenv]]
    - [[#automatic-activation-of-local-pyenv-version][Automatic activation of local pyenv version]]
- [[#key-bindings][Key Bindings]]
  - [[#inferior-repl-process][Inferior REPL process]]
  - [[#running-python-script-in-shell][Running Python Script in shell]]
  - [[#testing][Testing]]
  - [[#refactoring][Refactoring]]
  - [[#pip-package-management][Pip package management]]
  - [[#live-coding][Live coding]]
  - [[#hy-repl-process][Hy REPL process]]
  - [[#other-python-commands][Other Python commands]]

* Description
This layer adds support for the Python language.

** Features:
- Support for the following backends:
  - [[https://github.com/proofit404/anaconda-mode][anaconda]] (default),
  - [[https://github.com/emacs-lsp/lsp-python][Language Server Protocol]] (experimental),
- Auto-completion
- Code Navigation
- Documentation Lookup using  [[https://github.com/proofit404/anaconda-mode][anaconda-mode]] and [[https://github.com/tsgates/pylookup][pylookup]]
- Test Runners using [[https://github.com/syl20bnr/nose.el][nose.el]] or [[https://github.com/ionrock/pytest-el][pytest]]
- Virtual Environment using  [[https://github.com/jorgenschaefer/pyvenv][pyvenv]] and [[https://github.com/yyuu/pyenv][pyenv]]
- semantic mode is enabled
- PEP8 compliant formatting via [[https://github.com/google/yapf][YAPF]]
- PEP8 checks with [[https://pypi.python.org/pypi/flake8][flake8]] or [[https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pylint/1.6.4][pylint]]
- Suppression of unused import with [[https://github.com/myint/autoflake][autoflake]]
- Use the ~%~ key to jump between blocks with [[https://github.com/redguardtoo/evil-matchit][evil-matchit]]
- Sort imports with [[https://pypi.python.org/pypi/isort][isort]]
- Fix a missing import statement with [[https://github.com/anachronic/importmagic.el][importmagic]]
- Pip package manager with [[https://github.com/brotzeit/pippel][pippel]]

* Install
** Layer
To use this configuration layer, add it to your =~/.spacemacs=. You will need to
add =python= to the existing =dotspacemacs-configuration-layers= list in this
file.

** Choosing a backend
To choose a default backend set the layer variable =python-backend=:

#+BEGIN_SRC elisp
(python :variables python-backend 'anaconda)
#+END_SRC

Backend can be chosen on a per project basis using directory local variables
(files named =.dir-locals.el= at the root of a project), an example to use the
=lsp= backend:

#+BEGIN_SRC elisp
;;; Directory Local Variables
;;; For more information see (info "(emacs) Directory Variables")

((python-mode (python-backend . lsp)))
#+END_SRC

*Note:* you can easily add a directory local variable with ~SPC f v d~.

* Backends
** Anaconda
=anaconda-mode= tries to install the dependencies itself but sometimes
it does not work and you may encounter the following message when
opening a python buffer:

#+begin_example
    Blocking call to accept-process-output with quit inhibited!!
#+end_example

To fix this, install the =anaconda-mode= [[https://github.com/proofit404/anaconda-mode/wiki][anaconda-deps]] by hand:

#+begin_src sh
    pip install --upgrade "jedi>=0.9.0" "json-rpc>=1.8.1" "service_factory>=0.1.5"
#+end_src

If you encounter problems with Jedi 1.0 consider downgrading to 0.9.0. See [[https://github.com/davidhalter/jedi/issues/873][this
issue]] for details.

Source: https://github.com/proofit404/anaconda-mode#issues

If you are facing errors such as "Unable to run anaconda-mode server", try
setting your =PYTHONPATH= as explained at
https://github.com/proofit404/anaconda-mode#pythonpath

** Language Server Protocol
You just have to install python language server package:

#+begin_src sh
pip install python-language-server
#+end_src

Additionally you can install the following other packages:

#+begin_src sh
# for import sorting
pip install pyls-isort
# for mypy checking (python 3.4+ is needed)
pip install pyls-mypy
#+end_src

* Additional tools
*** Syntax checking
Syntax checking uses =flake8= package:

#+begin_src sh
    pip install flake8
#+end_src

** Test runner
Both =nose= and =pytest= are supported. By default =nose= is used.
To choose your test runner set the layer variable =python-test-runner= to
either =nose= or =pytest=.

#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
(setq-default dotspacemacs-configuration-layers
  '((python :variables python-test-runner 'pytest)))
#+END_SRC

If you need both then you can set =python-test-runner= to a list like this:
#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
(setq-default dotspacemacs-configuration-layers
  '((python :variables python-test-runner '(pytest nose))))
#+END_SRC

This means that =pytest= is your primary test runner. To use the secondary test
runner you can call the test functions with a prefix argument e.g. ~SPC u SPC m
t t~ to run one test with =nose=.

To set project specific test runners you can set =python-test-runner= in a
directory local variable in your project root. ~SPC f v d~ in Spacemacs. See
[[https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Directory-Variables.html][the official documentation]] for more information.

The root of the project is detected with a =.git= directory or a =setup.cfg= file.

** Automatic buffer formatting on save
To enable automatic buffer formatting on save with  [[https://github.com/google/yapf][YAPF]] set the variable
=python-enable-yapf-format-on-save= to =t=.

#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
  (setq-default dotspacemacs-configuration-layers '(
    (python :variables python-enable-yapf-format-on-save t)))
#+END_SRC

** Automatic save of buffer when testing
By default a buffer is automatically saved before tests are executed upon it,
you can disable this feature by setting =python-save-before-test= to =nil=.

#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
  (setq-default dotspacemacs-configuration-layers '(
    (python :variables python-save-before-test nil)))
#+END_SRC

** autoflake
To be able to suppress unused imports easily, install [[https://github.com/myint/autoflake][autoflake]]:

#+BEGIN_SRC sh
  pip install autoflake
#+END_SRC

** pylookup
To use =pylookup= on ~SPC m h H~, make sure you update the database first, using
~SPC SPC pylookup-update~.

** Hy-mode
To be able to connect to an inferior lisp repl in =hy-mode=, you need to make sure
that hy is installed.

#+BEGIN_SRC sh
  pip install hy
#+END_SRC

* Configuration
** Fill column
If you want to customize the fill column value, use something like this inside
the =user-init= function in your =.spacemacs=:

#+BEGIN_SRC elisp
(setq-default dotspacemacs-configuration-layers '(
    (python :variables python-fill-column 99)))
#+END_SRC

** Sort imports
If you want imports to be automatically sorted when you save a file (using
[[https://pypi.python.org/pypi/isort][isort]]), set the =python-sort-imports-on-save= variable in the python layer
config section:

#+BEGIN_SRC elisp
(setq-default dotspacemacs-configuration-layers
  '((python :variables python-sort-imports-on-save t)))
#+END_SRC

or as a directory-local variable (for per-project settings).

* Management of Python versions and virtual environments
** Manage virtual environments with pyvenv
A virtual environment provides isolation of your Python package versions. For a
general overview see [[http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/dev/virtualenvs/][this site]]. [[http://virtualenvwrapper.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html][Virtualenvwrapper]] which is also explained in the
previous link, is a program which manages your virtual environments in a central
location set by the =WORKON_HOME= environment variable.

Spacemacs integration of virtual environments and virtualenvwrapper is provided
by the [[https://github.com/jorgenschaefer/pyvenv][pyvenv]] package. It provides the following keybindings:

| Key Binding | Description                                     |
|-------------+-------------------------------------------------|
| ~SPC m V a~ | activate a virtual environment in any directory |
| ~SPC m V d~ | deactivate active virtual environment           |
| ~SPC m V w~ | work on virtual environment in =WORKON_HOME=    |

** Manage multiple Python versions with pyenv
If you need multiple Python versions (e.g. Python 2 and Python 3) then take a
look at [[https://github.com/yyuu/pyenv][pyenv]]. It enables the installation and managment of multiple
Python versions.
[[https://www.brianthicks.com/post/2015/04/15/automate-your-python-environment-with-pyenv/][This blogpost]] gives a good overview on how to use the tool. Spacemacs
integration is provided by [[https://github.com/proofit404/pyenv-mode][pyenv mode]] which has the following keybindings.

| Key Binding | Description                          |
|-------------+--------------------------------------|
| ~SPC m v s~ | set a pyenv environment with [[https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv][pyenv]]   |
| ~SPC m v u~ | unset a pyenv environment with [[https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv][pyenv]] |

Pyenv can also manage virtual environments for each of the Python versions it
has installed. Those will be listed alongside your Python versions.

*** Automatic activation of local pyenv version
A project-specific pyenv version may be written to a file called
=.python-version= using the [[https://github.com/yyuu/pyenv/blob/master/COMMANDS.md#user-content-pyenv-local][pyenv local]] command.

Spacemacs can search in parent directories for this file, and automatically set
the pyenv version. The behavior can be set with the variable
=python-auto-set-local-pyenv-version= to:
- =on-visit= (default) set the version when you visit a python buffer,
- =on-project-switch= set the version when you switch projects,
- =nil= to disable.

The same is also possible on pyvenv with a file called =.venv=. The behavior
can be set with the variable =python-auto-set-local-pyvenv-virtualenv== to:
- =on-visit= (default) set the virtualenv when you visit a python buffer,
- =on-project-switch= set the virtualenv when you switch projects,
- =nil= to disable.

* Key Bindings
** Inferior REPL process
Start a Python or iPython inferior REPL process with ~SPC m s i~.
If =ipython= is available in system executable search paths, =ipython=
will be used to launch python shell; otherwise, default =python=
interpreter will be used.  You may change your system executable
search path by activating a virtual environment.

Send code to inferior process commands:

| Key Binding | Description                                     |
|-------------+-------------------------------------------------|
| ~SPC m s b~ | send buffer and keep code buffer focused        |
| ~SPC m s B~ | send buffer and switch to REPL in insert mode   |
| ~SPC m s f~ | send function and keep code buffer focused      |
| ~SPC m s F~ | send function and switch to REPL in insert mode |
| ~SPC m s i~ | start inferior REPL process                     |
| ~SPC m s r~ | send region and keep code buffer focused        |
| ~SPC m s R~ | send region and switch to REPL in insert mode   |
| ~CTRL+j~    | next item in REPL history                       |
| ~CTRL+k~    | previous item in REPL history                   |

** Running Python Script in shell
To run a Python script like you would in the shell press ~SPC m c c~
to start the Python script in comint mode. This is useful when working with
multiple Python files since the REPL does not reload changes made in other
modules.

| Key Binding | Description                                                               |
|-------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ~SPC m c c~ | Execute current file in a comint shell                                    |
| ~SPC m c C~ | Execute current file in a comint shell and switch to it in =insert state= |

*Note:* With the universal argument ~SPC u~ you can enter a new
compilation command.

** Testing
Test commands start with ~m t~. To use the secondary test runner call the
function with a prefix argument, for example ~SPC u SPC m t a~.

| No Debug    | Description                                              |
|-------------+----------------------------------------------------------|
| ~SPC m t a~ | launch all tests of the project                          |
| ~SPC m t b~ | launch all tests of the current buffer (same as module)  |
| ~SPC m t l~ | launch last tests                                        |
| ~SPC m t m~ | launch all tests of the current module                   |
| ~SPC m t s~ | launch all tests of the current suite (only with =nose=) |
| ~SPC m t t~ | launch the current test (function)                       |

| Debug       | Description                                                            |
|-------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ~SPC m t A~ | launch all tests of the project in debug mode                          |
| ~SPC m t B~ | launch all tests of the current buffer (module) in debug mode          |
| ~SPC m t M~ | launch all tests of the current module in debug mode                   |
| ~SPC m t S~ | launch all tests of the current suite in debug mode (only with =nose=) |
| ~SPC m t T~ | launch the current test (function) in debug mode                       |

** Refactoring

| Key Binding | Description                                     |
|-------------+-------------------------------------------------|
| ~SPC m r f~ | fix a missing import statement with [[https://pypi.python.org/pypi/importmagic][importmagic]] |
| ~SPC m r i~ | remove unused imports with [[https://github.com/myint/autoflake][autoflake]]            |
| ~SPC m r I~ | sort imports with [[https://pypi.python.org/pypi/isort][isort]]                         |

** Pip package management
In python buffer type ~SPC m P~ to open buffer listing all installed =pip=
packages in the currently activated virtual environment.

*Note:* To open this menu from outside a python buffer type
~SPC SPC pippel-list-packages RET~ .

In the package list buffer:

| Key Binding | Description                                                 |
|-------------+-------------------------------------------------------------|
| ~RET~       | follow link (=pippel-menu-visit-homepage=)                  |
| ~d~         | mark for deletion (=pippel-menu-mark-delete=)               |
| ~i~         | prompt user for packages (=pippel-install-package=)         |
| ~m~         | remove mark (=pippel-menu-mark-unmark=)                     |
| ~r~         | refresh package list (=pippel-list-packages=)               |
| ~U~         | mark all upgradable (=pippel-menu-mark-all-upgrades=)       |
| ~u~         | mark for upgrade (=pippel-menu-mark-upgrade=)               |
| ~x~         | perform marked package menu actions (=pippel-menu-execute=) |

** Live coding
Live coding is provided by the [[https://github.com/donkirkby/live-py-plugin][live-py-plugin.]]

| Key Binding | Description         |
|-------------+---------------------|
| ~SPC m l~   | Toggle live-py-mode |

** Hy REPL process
Start a Hy inferior repel process with ~SPC m s i~. If =hy= is
available in system executable search paths, =hy= will be used to
launch the shell. You may change your system executable search path
by activating a virtual enviornment.

Send code to hy REPL commands:

| Key Binding | Description                                               |
|-------------+-----------------------------------------------------------|
| ~SPC m s b~ | send buffer and keep code buffer focused                  |
| ~SPC m s B~ | switch to REPL                                            |
| ~SPC m s e~ | send sexp in front of the cursor to the REPL              |
| ~SPC m s f~ | send function to REPL and stay in buffer                  |
| ~SPC m s F~ | send function to REPL and switch to repl buffer           |
| ~SPC m s i~ | start inferior hy repl                                    |
| ~SPC m s r~ | send current region to the REPL and stay in buffer        |
| ~SPC m s R~ | send current region to the REPL and switch to repl buffer |

** Other Python commands

| Key Binding   | Description                                                                  |
|---------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ~SPC m =~     | Reformat the buffer according to PEP8 using  [[https://github.com/google/yapf][YAPF]]                            |
| ~SPC m d b~   | toggle a breakpoint using =wdb=, =ipdb=, =pudb= or =pdb=                     |
| ~SPC m g a~   | go to assignment using =anaconda-mode-find-assignments= (~C-o~ to jump back) |
| ~SPC m g b~   | jump back                                                                    |
| ~SPC m g g~   | go to definition using =anaconda-mode-find-definitions= (~C-o~ to jump back) |
| ~SPC m g u~   | navigate between usages with =anaconda-mode-find-references=                 |
| ~SPC m h d~   | look for documentation using =helm-pydoc=                                    |
| ~SPC m h h~   | quick documentation using anaconda                                           |
| ~SPC m h H~   | open documentation in =firefox= using [[https://github.com/tsgates/pylookup][pylookup]]                               |
| ~SPC m v a~   | activate a virtual environment in any directory                              |
| ~SPC m v d~   | deactivate active virtual environment                                        |
| ~SPC m v s~   | set a pyenv environment with [[https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv][pyenv]]                                           |
| ~SPC m v u~   | unset a pyenv environment with [[https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv][pyenv]]                                         |
| ~SPC m v w~   | work on virtual environment in =WORKON_HOME=                                 |
| ~SPC m v p a~ | activate pipenv in current project                                           |
| ~SPC m v p d~ | deactivate pipenv in current project                                         |
| ~SPC m v p i~ | install module into pipenv environment                                       |
| ~SPC m v p o~ | open pipenv module in buffer                                                 |
| ~SPC m v p s~ | launch pipenv shell in current project                                       |
| ~SPC m v p u~ | uninstall module from pipenv environment                                     |