How to yank entire block in vim?

Question

Is it possible to yank an entire block of python code in vim? be it a def, for, if, etc. block..

Answer 1

You can yank a paragraph with y}. This will not yank all the method if you have blank line though.

Answer 2

There's a vim add-on script python_fn.vim which has, as one of its functions, a key binding to visually select a block of Python code using ]v. You could then yank it with y as normal.

Answer 3

I usually just use visual block mode. Shift-V, move, and 'y'ank the highlighted block. There's only so many shortcuts I can keep in memory at once :)

Answer 4

1. Enter visual line selection by pressing 'V'
2. When finished selecting the block pres 'y'
3. Paste it somewhere with 'p' or 'P'

Answer 5

You can combine a search with yank, so if your function ends with return retval you can type y/return retval