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I use Vim to write my Python source and use the debugging library pdb.

Let's say I have this code with break points commented out:

import pdb #pdb.set_trace() def func1(): #pdb.set_trace() foo_bar

I then want to globally un-comment all the pdb.set_trace() commands. Also, I'll want to re-comment them.

I figured out how to search for the commented string:

^\(\s*#\)\@!\s*pdb.set_trace()

After this I don't know how to build a string of commands that would globally find the string and add a # to the beginning of the string so as not to mess up the indentation.

UPDATE:

I realized that I need to not re-comment lines with an existing # so I built upon the accepted answer:

To comment out:

:g/\s*\(#\)\@<!pdb.set_trace()/normal I#

I use Vim to write my Python source and use the debugging library pdb.

Let's say I have this code with break points commented out:

import pdb #pdb.set_trace() def func1(): #pdb.set_trace() foo_bar

I then want to globally un-comment all the pdb.set_trace() commands. Also, I'll want to re-comment them.

I figured out how to search for the commented string:

^\(\s*#\)\@!\s*pdb.set_trace()

After this I don't know how to build a string of commands that would globally find the string and add a # to the beginning of the string so as not to mess up the indentation.

I use Vim to write my Python source and use the debugging library pdb.

Let's say I have this code with break points commented out:

import pdb #pdb.set_trace() def func1(): #pdb.set_trace() foo_bar

I then want to globally un-comment all the pdb.set_trace() commands. Also, I'll want to re-comment them.

I figured out how to search for the commented string:

^\(\s*#\)\@!\s*pdb.set_trace()

After this I don't know how to build a string of commands that would globally find the string and add a # to the beginning of the string so as not to mess up the indentation.

UPDATE:

I realized that I need to not re-comment lines with an existing # so I built upon the accepted answer:

To comment out:

:g/\s*\(#\)\@<!pdb.set_trace()/normal I#

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edited May 12, 2016 at 22:44

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Find a string and add char in front (comment How do I comment out string w/o loosing indent)lines without changing indentation?

I use VIMVim to write my Python source and use the debugging library pdb.

Let's say I have this code with break points commented out:

import pdb #pdb.set_trace() def func1(): #pdb.set_trace() foo_bar

import pdb #pdb.set_trace() def func1(): #pdb.set_trace() foo_bar

I then want to globally un-comment all the pdb.set_trace() commands. Also, I'll want to re-comment them.

I figured out how to search for the commented string:

^\(\s*#\)\@!\s*pdb.set_trace()

After this I don't know how to build a string of commands that would globally find the string and add a # to the beginning of the string so as not to mess up the indentation.

Find a string and add char in front (comment out string w/o loosing indent)

I use VIM to write my Python source and use the debugging library pdb.

Let's say I have this code with break points commented out:

import pdb #pdb.set_trace() def func1(): #pdb.set_trace() foo_bar

I then want to globally un-comment all the pdb.set_trace() commands. Also, I'll want to re-comment them.

I figured out how to search for the commented string:

^\(\s*#\)\@!\s*pdb.set_trace()

After this I don't know how to build a string of commands that would globally find the string and add a # to the beginning of the string so as not to mess up the indentation.

How do I comment out lines without changing indentation?

I use Vim to write my Python source and use the debugging library pdb.

Let's say I have this code with break points commented out:

import pdb #pdb.set_trace() def func1(): #pdb.set_trace() foo_bar

I then want to globally un-comment all the pdb.set_trace() commands. Also, I'll want to re-comment them.

I figured out how to search for the commented string:

^\(\s*#\)\@!\s*pdb.set_trace()

After this I don't know how to build a string of commands that would globally find the string and add a # to the beginning of the string so as not to mess up the indentation.

This question is mostly asking how to properly write a regular expression, so I added it to the tags list.

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edited May 12, 2016 at 18:28

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FInd Find a string and add char in front ( commentcomment out string w/o loosing indent)

I use VIM to write my Python source and will use the debugging library pdb.

Let's say I have this code with break points commented out:

import pdb #pdb.set_trace() def func1(): #pdb.set_trace() foo_bar

I then want to globally un-comment all the pdb.set_trace() commands. Also, I'll want to re-comment them.

I figured out how to search for the commented string:

^\(\s*#\)\@!\s*pdb.set_trace()

After this I don't know how to build a string of commands that would globally find the string and add a # to the beginning of the string so as not to mess up the indentation.

FInd a string and add char in front ( comment out string w/o loosing indent)

I use VIM to write my Python source and will use the debugging library pdb.

Let's say I have this code with break points commented out:

import pdb #pdb.set_trace() def func1(): #pdb.set_trace() foo_bar

I then want to globally un-comment all the pdb.set_trace() commands. Also, I'll want to re-comment them.

I figured out how to search for the commented string:

^\(\s*#\)\@!\s*pdb.set_trace()

After this I don't know how to build a string of commands that would globally find the string and add a # to the beginning of the string so as not to mess up the indentation.

Find a string and add char in front (comment out string w/o loosing indent)

I use VIM to write my Python source and use the debugging library pdb.

Let's say I have this code with break points commented out:

import pdb #pdb.set_trace() def func1(): #pdb.set_trace() foo_bar

I then want to globally un-comment all the pdb.set_trace() commands. Also, I'll want to re-comment them.

I figured out how to search for the commented string:

^\(\s*#\)\@!\s*pdb.set_trace()

After this I don't know how to build a string of commands that would globally find the string and add a # to the beginning of the string so as not to mess up the indentation.