How to sort commas in Vim

Question

In Python code, I often run import statements such as this:

from foo import ppp, zzz, abc

Is there any Vim trick, for example :sortfor strings, to sort by this address:

from foo import abc, ppp, zzz

Answer 1

Yes there is:

%s/import\s*\zs.*/\=join(sort(split(submatch(0), '\s*,\s*')),', ')

The key elements are:

• :h :substitute
• :h /\zs
• :h s/\=
• :h submatch()
• :h sort()
• :h join()
• :h split()

To respond to the comment, if you want to apply the replacement in a visual selection, this would be:

'<,'>s/\%V.*\%V\@!/\=join(sort(split(submatch(0), '\s*,\s*')), ', ')

New key elements this time:

• :h /\%Vwhich states that the next matching character must belong to the visual selection
• :h /\@!, , ( \%V), . .

BTW, s i_CTRL-R_= ( µ):

:xnoremap µ s<c-r>=join(sort(split(@", '\s*,\s*')), ', ')<cr><esc>

Answer 2

:

• , , :

  from foo import 
  ppp, zzz, abc
  

• :

  from foo import 
  ppp, zzz, abc,
  

• , , Shift - v. :, !xargs -n1 | sort | xargs. :

  :'<,'>!xargs -n1 | sort | xargs
  

  Enter.

  from foo import 
  abc, ppp, zzz,
  

• (, Shift - j).

  from foo import abc, ppp, zzz
  

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Vim, :

• AdvancedSorters: .

Answer 3

vim-isort? https://github.com/fisadev/vim-isort

vim-yapf- :) https://github.com/pignacio/vim-yapf-format

Answer 4

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Chris Toomey sort-motion, : https://github.com/christoomey/vim-sort-motion. .