vim could not load library python26.dll but i'm using python 2.7?

Question

Using vim and when I try use omnicomplete for python I get an error

Required vim compiled with +python.

When I try

:python print 'hello'

I get

E370: Could not load library python26.dll

Strangely I'm using python 2.7 anyway so how can I change what python vim should use or will I have to install python 2.6 to use this feature?

Answer 1

You have to have the same version of python installed that vim was compiled against. That means you either need to install 2.6 or recompile vim against 2.7 (or find an existing binary that already is).