尝试在 Vim 中使用 Python 格式化 JSON 文件会引发错误

Question

I have a JSON file that I opened with Vim and want to format to make it a bit more readable.

I followed the advice of many Stack Overflow answers and other blog posts, and ran the command:

:%!python -m json.tool

After running this command the Vim prompts me to press Enter or enter a command, and when I press Enter I get the following message highlighted in red:

Python was not found but can be installed from the Microsoft Store: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?linkID=2082640

The link that's shown leads me to Python 3.8 in Microsoft Store which is a little strange to me.

Why is this error occurring and what can I do to simply format my JSON file? Thanks.

Answer 1

Do you have python installed on your computer? This command:

:%!python -m json.tool

uses python from the operative systems and passes the info from your JSON as a parameter. Run the following from the terminal, it should print the current version of python:

python --version

Assuming you have python installed, and since the vim code is correct, are you running vim on a simulator ie VS Code? the issue might be related to the environment variables.