Tip 3Enabling Python Support in Neovim
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In Neovim, Python is not supported out of the box. If you want to use plugins and tools that are implemented in Python (such as neovim-remote), then you’ll have to install the Python client.

In Vim 8, you can have support for either Python 2 or Python 3. (You could have support for neither, but you can’t have support for both!) Find out which version of Python is supported in Vim 8 by running :version and looking for +python or +python3. If your version of Vim 8 has support for Python 2, but you need Python 3, you’ll have to recompile Vim.

In Neovim, however, you can enable support for both Python 2 ...

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