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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	Python 2
+" Maintainer:	Zvezdan Petkovic <zpetkovic@acm.org>
+" Last Change:	2016 Oct 29
+" Credits:	Neil Schemenauer <nas@python.ca>
+"		Dmitry Vasiliev
+"
+"		This version is a major rewrite by Zvezdan Petkovic.
+"
+"		- introduced highlighting of doctests
+"		- updated keywords, built-ins, and exceptions
+"		- corrected regular expressions for
+"
+"		  * functions
+"		  * decorators
+"		  * strings
+"		  * escapes
+"		  * numbers
+"		  * space error
+"
+"		- corrected synchronization
+"		- more highlighting is ON by default, except
+"		- space error highlighting is OFF by default
+"
+" Optional highlighting can be controlled using these variables.
+"
+"   let python_no_builtin_highlight = 1
+"   let python_no_doctest_code_highlight = 1
+"   let python_no_doctest_highlight = 1
+"   let python_no_exception_highlight = 1
+"   let python_no_number_highlight = 1
+"   let python_space_error_highlight = 1
+"
+" All the options above can be switched on together.
+"
+"   let python_highlight_all = 1
+"
+""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
+" NOTE: This file is a copy of the last commit of runtime/syntax/python.vim
+" that still supported Python 2. There is support for Python 3, up to 3.5,
+" and it was kept in the file as is, because it supports the straddling code
+" (Python 2 and 3 compatible) better.
+""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
+
+" quit when a syntax file was already loaded.
+if exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+" We need nocompatible mode in order to continue lines with backslashes.
+" Original setting will be restored.
+let s:cpo_save = &cpo
+set cpo&vim
+
+if exists("python_no_doctest_highlight")
+  let python_no_doctest_code_highlight = 1
+endif
+
+if exists("python_highlight_all")
+  if exists("python_no_builtin_highlight")
+    unlet python_no_builtin_highlight
+  endif
+  if exists("python_no_doctest_code_highlight")
+    unlet python_no_doctest_code_highlight
+  endif
+  if exists("python_no_doctest_highlight")
+    unlet python_no_doctest_highlight
+  endif
+  if exists("python_no_exception_highlight")
+    unlet python_no_exception_highlight
+  endif
+  if exists("python_no_number_highlight")
+    unlet python_no_number_highlight
+  endif
+  let python_space_error_highlight = 1
+endif
+
+" Keep Python keywords in alphabetical order inside groups for easy
+" comparison with the table in the 'Python Language Reference'
+" https://docs.python.org/2/reference/lexical_analysis.html#keywords,
+" https://docs.python.org/3/reference/lexical_analysis.html#keywords.
+" Groups are in the order presented in NAMING CONVENTIONS in syntax.txt.
+" Exceptions come last at the end of each group (class and def below).
+"
+" Keywords 'with' and 'as' are new in Python 2.6
+" (use 'from __future__ import with_statement' in Python 2.5).
+"
+" Some compromises had to be made to support both Python 3 and 2.
+" We include Python 3 features, but when a definition is duplicated,
+" the last definition takes precedence.
+"
+" - 'False', 'None', and 'True' are keywords in Python 3 but they are
+"   built-ins in 2 and will be highlighted as built-ins below.
+" - 'exec' is a built-in in Python 3 and will be highlighted as
+"   built-in below.
+" - 'nonlocal' is a keyword in Python 3 and will be highlighted.
+" - 'print' is a built-in in Python 3 and will be highlighted as
+"   built-in below (use 'from __future__ import print_function' in 2)
+" - async and await were added in Python 3.5 and are soft keywords.
+"
+syn keyword pythonStatement	False None True
+syn keyword pythonStatement	as assert break continue del exec global
+syn keyword pythonStatement	lambda nonlocal pass print return with yield
+syn keyword pythonStatement	class def nextgroup=pythonFunction skipwhite
+syn keyword pythonConditional	elif else if
+syn keyword pythonRepeat	for while
+syn keyword pythonOperator	and in is not or
+syn keyword pythonException	except finally raise try
+syn keyword pythonInclude	from import
+syn keyword pythonAsync		async await
+
+" Decorators (new in Python 2.4)
+" A dot must be allowed because of @MyClass.myfunc decorators.
+syn match   pythonDecorator	"@" display contained
+syn match   pythonDecoratorName	"@\s*\h\%(\w\|\.\)*" display contains=pythonDecorator
+
+" Python 3.5 introduced the use of the same symbol for matrix multiplication:
+" https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0465/.  We now have to exclude the
+" symbol from highlighting when used in that context.
+" Single line multiplication.
+syn match   pythonMatrixMultiply
+      \ "\%(\w\|[])]\)\s*@"
+      \ contains=ALLBUT,pythonDecoratorName,pythonDecorator,pythonFunction,pythonDoctestValue
+      \ transparent
+" Multiplication continued on the next line after backslash.
+syn match   pythonMatrixMultiply
+      \ "[^\\]\\\s*\n\%(\s*\.\.\.\s\)\=\s\+@"
+      \ contains=ALLBUT,pythonDecoratorName,pythonDecorator,pythonFunction,pythonDoctestValue
+      \ transparent
+" Multiplication in a parenthesized expression over multiple lines with @ at
+" the start of each continued line; very similar to decorators and complex.
+syn match   pythonMatrixMultiply
+      \ "^\s*\%(\%(>>>\|\.\.\.\)\s\+\)\=\zs\%(\h\|\%(\h\|[[(]\).\{-}\%(\w\|[])]\)\)\s*\n\%(\s*\.\.\.\s\)\=\s\+@\%(.\{-}\n\%(\s*\.\.\.\s\)\=\s\+@\)*"
+      \ contains=ALLBUT,pythonDecoratorName,pythonDecorator,pythonFunction,pythonDoctestValue
+      \ transparent
+
+syn match   pythonFunction	"\h\w*" display contained
+
+syn match   pythonComment	"#.*$" contains=pythonTodo,@Spell
+syn keyword pythonTodo		FIXME NOTE NOTES TODO XXX contained
+
+" Triple-quoted strings can contain doctests.
+syn region  pythonString matchgroup=pythonQuotes
+      \ start=+[uU]\=\z(['"]\)+ end="\z1" skip="\\\\\|\\\z1"
+      \ contains=pythonEscape,@Spell
+syn region  pythonString matchgroup=pythonTripleQuotes
+      \ start=+[uU]\=\z('''\|"""\)+ end="\z1" keepend
+      \ contains=pythonEscape,pythonSpaceError,pythonDoctest,@Spell
+syn region  pythonRawString matchgroup=pythonQuotes
+      \ start=+[uU]\=[rR]\z(['"]\)+ end="\z1" skip="\\\\\|\\\z1"
+      \ contains=@Spell
+syn region  pythonRawString matchgroup=pythonTripleQuotes
+      \ start=+[uU]\=[rR]\z('''\|"""\)+ end="\z1" keepend
+      \ contains=pythonSpaceError,pythonDoctest,@Spell
+
+syn match   pythonEscape	+\\[abfnrtv'"\\]+ contained
+syn match   pythonEscape	"\\\o\{1,3}" contained
+syn match   pythonEscape	"\\x\x\{2}" contained
+syn match   pythonEscape	"\%(\\u\x\{4}\|\\U\x\{8}\)" contained
+" Python allows case-insensitive Unicode IDs: http://www.unicode.org/charts/
+syn match   pythonEscape	"\\N{\a\+\%(\s\a\+\)*}" contained
+syn match   pythonEscape	"\\$"
+
+" It is very important to understand all details before changing the
+" regular expressions below or their order.
+" The word boundaries are *not* the floating-point number boundaries
+" because of a possible leading or trailing decimal point.
+" The expressions below ensure that all valid number literals are
+" highlighted, and invalid number literals are not.  For example,
+"
+" - a decimal point in '4.' at the end of a line is highlighted,
+" - a second dot in 1.0.0 is not highlighted,
+" - 08 is not highlighted,
+" - 08e0 or 08j are highlighted,
+"
+" and so on, as specified in the 'Python Language Reference'.
+" https://docs.python.org/2/reference/lexical_analysis.html#numeric-literals
+" https://docs.python.org/3/reference/lexical_analysis.html#numeric-literals
+if !exists("python_no_number_highlight")
+  " numbers (including longs and complex)
+  syn match   pythonNumber	"\<0[oO]\=\o\+[Ll]\=\>"
+  syn match   pythonNumber	"\<0[xX]\x\+[Ll]\=\>"
+  syn match   pythonNumber	"\<0[bB][01]\+[Ll]\=\>"
+  syn match   pythonNumber	"\<\%([1-9]\d*\|0\)[Ll]\=\>"
+  syn match   pythonNumber	"\<\d\+[jJ]\>"
+  syn match   pythonNumber	"\<\d\+[eE][+-]\=\d\+[jJ]\=\>"
+  syn match   pythonNumber
+	\ "\<\d\+\.\%([eE][+-]\=\d\+\)\=[jJ]\=\%(\W\|$\)\@="
+  syn match   pythonNumber
+	\ "\%(^\|\W\)\zs\d*\.\d\+\%([eE][+-]\=\d\+\)\=[jJ]\=\>"
+endif
+
+" Group the built-ins in the order in the 'Python Library Reference' for
+" easier comparison.
+" https://docs.python.org/2/library/constants.html
+" https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html
+" http://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html
+" http://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html
+" http://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#non-essential-built-in-functions
+" http://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#non-essential-built-in-functions
+" Python built-in functions are in alphabetical order.
+if !exists("python_no_builtin_highlight")
+  " built-in constants
+  " 'False', 'True', and 'None' are also reserved words in Python 3
+  syn keyword pythonBuiltin	False True None
+  syn keyword pythonBuiltin	NotImplemented Ellipsis __debug__
+  " built-in functions
+  syn keyword pythonBuiltin	abs all any bin bool bytearray callable chr
+  syn keyword pythonBuiltin	classmethod compile complex delattr dict dir
+  syn keyword pythonBuiltin	divmod enumerate eval filter float format
+  syn keyword pythonBuiltin	frozenset getattr globals hasattr hash
+  syn keyword pythonBuiltin	help hex id input int isinstance
+  syn keyword pythonBuiltin	issubclass iter len list locals map max
+  syn keyword pythonBuiltin	memoryview min next object oct open ord pow
+  syn keyword pythonBuiltin	print property range repr reversed round set
+  syn keyword pythonBuiltin	setattr slice sorted staticmethod str
+  syn keyword pythonBuiltin	sum super tuple type vars zip __import__
+  " Python 2 only
+  syn keyword pythonBuiltin	basestring cmp execfile file
+  syn keyword pythonBuiltin	long raw_input reduce reload unichr
+  syn keyword pythonBuiltin	unicode xrange
+  " Python 3 only
+  syn keyword pythonBuiltin	ascii bytes exec
+  " non-essential built-in functions; Python 2 only
+  syn keyword pythonBuiltin	apply buffer coerce intern
+  " avoid highlighting attributes as builtins
+  syn match   pythonAttribute	/\.\h\w*/hs=s+1
+	\ contains=ALLBUT,pythonBuiltin,pythonFunction,pythonAsync
+	\ transparent
+endif
+
+" From the 'Python Library Reference' class hierarchy at the bottom.
+" http://docs.python.org/2/library/exceptions.html
+" http://docs.python.org/3/library/exceptions.html
+if !exists("python_no_exception_highlight")
+  " builtin base exceptions (used mostly as base classes for other exceptions)
+  syn keyword pythonExceptions	BaseException Exception
+  syn keyword pythonExceptions	ArithmeticError BufferError
+  syn keyword pythonExceptions	LookupError
+  " builtin base exceptions removed in Python 3
+  syn keyword pythonExceptions	EnvironmentError StandardError
+  " builtin exceptions (actually raised)
+  syn keyword pythonExceptions	AssertionError AttributeError
+  syn keyword pythonExceptions	EOFError FloatingPointError GeneratorExit
+  syn keyword pythonExceptions	ImportError IndentationError
+  syn keyword pythonExceptions	IndexError KeyError KeyboardInterrupt
+  syn keyword pythonExceptions	MemoryError NameError NotImplementedError
+  syn keyword pythonExceptions	OSError OverflowError ReferenceError
+  syn keyword pythonExceptions	RuntimeError StopIteration SyntaxError
+  syn keyword pythonExceptions	SystemError SystemExit TabError TypeError
+  syn keyword pythonExceptions	UnboundLocalError UnicodeError
+  syn keyword pythonExceptions	UnicodeDecodeError UnicodeEncodeError
+  syn keyword pythonExceptions	UnicodeTranslateError ValueError
+  syn keyword pythonExceptions	ZeroDivisionError
+  " builtin OS exceptions in Python 3
+  syn keyword pythonExceptions	BlockingIOError BrokenPipeError
+  syn keyword pythonExceptions	ChildProcessError ConnectionAbortedError
+  syn keyword pythonExceptions	ConnectionError ConnectionRefusedError
+  syn keyword pythonExceptions	ConnectionResetError FileExistsError
+  syn keyword pythonExceptions	FileNotFoundError InterruptedError
+  syn keyword pythonExceptions	IsADirectoryError NotADirectoryError
+  syn keyword pythonExceptions	PermissionError ProcessLookupError
+  syn keyword pythonExceptions	RecursionError StopAsyncIteration
+  syn keyword pythonExceptions	TimeoutError
+  " builtin exceptions deprecated/removed in Python 3
+  syn keyword pythonExceptions	IOError VMSError WindowsError
+  " builtin warnings
+  syn keyword pythonExceptions	BytesWarning DeprecationWarning FutureWarning
+  syn keyword pythonExceptions	ImportWarning PendingDeprecationWarning
+  syn keyword pythonExceptions	RuntimeWarning SyntaxWarning UnicodeWarning
+  syn keyword pythonExceptions	UserWarning Warning
+  " builtin warnings in Python 3
+  syn keyword pythonExceptions	ResourceWarning
+endif
+
+if exists("python_space_error_highlight")
+  " trailing whitespace
+  syn match   pythonSpaceError	display excludenl "\s\+$"
+  " mixed tabs and spaces
+  syn match   pythonSpaceError	display " \+\t"
+  syn match   pythonSpaceError	display "\t\+ "
+endif
+
+" Do not spell doctests inside strings.
+" Notice that the end of a string, either ''', or """, will end the contained
+" doctest too.  Thus, we do *not* need to have it as an end pattern.
+if !exists("python_no_doctest_highlight")
+  if !exists("python_no_doctest_code_highlight")
+    syn region pythonDoctest
+	  \ start="^\s*>>>\s" end="^\s*$"
+	  \ contained contains=ALLBUT,pythonDoctest,pythonFunction,@Spell
+    syn region pythonDoctestValue
+	  \ start=+^\s*\%(>>>\s\|\.\.\.\s\|"""\|'''\)\@!\S\++ end="$"
+	  \ contained
+  else
+    syn region pythonDoctest
+	  \ start="^\s*>>>" end="^\s*$"
+	  \ contained contains=@NoSpell
+  endif
+endif
+
+" Sync at the beginning of class, function, or method definition.
+syn sync match pythonSync grouphere NONE "^\%(def\|class\)\s\+\h\w*\s*[(:]"
+
+" The default highlight links.  Can be overridden later.
+hi def link pythonStatement		Statement
+hi def link pythonConditional		Conditional
+hi def link pythonRepeat		Repeat
+hi def link pythonOperator		Operator
+hi def link pythonException		Exception
+hi def link pythonInclude		Include
+hi def link pythonAsync			Statement
+hi def link pythonDecorator		Define
+hi def link pythonDecoratorName		Function
+hi def link pythonFunction		Function
+hi def link pythonComment		Comment
+hi def link pythonTodo			Todo
+hi def link pythonString		String
+hi def link pythonRawString		String
+hi def link pythonQuotes		String
+hi def link pythonTripleQuotes		pythonQuotes
+hi def link pythonEscape		Special
+if !exists("python_no_number_highlight")
+  hi def link pythonNumber		Number
+endif
+if !exists("python_no_builtin_highlight")
+  hi def link pythonBuiltin		Function
+endif
+if !exists("python_no_exception_highlight")
+  hi def link pythonExceptions		Structure
+endif
+if exists("python_space_error_highlight")
+  hi def link pythonSpaceError		Error
+endif
+if !exists("python_no_doctest_highlight")
+  hi def link pythonDoctest		Special
+  hi def link pythonDoctestValue	Define
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "python"
+
+let &cpo = s:cpo_save
+unlet s:cpo_save
+
+" vim:set sw=2 sts=2 ts=8 noet: