How can call python in snippet?

Question

I want to expand ptest into welcome python in file ending with html. Add these lines in html.snippets(located in vim-snippets/UltiSnips):

snippet ptest
!p print("welcome python")
endsnippet

and ptest expands into !p print("welcome python"). I then rewrite the snippet as below:

snippet ptest
`!p print("welcome python")`
endsnippet

but ptest expands into nothing!

husB · Accepted Answer · 2022-11-23 02:36:42Z

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For the example provided in the question you could use

snippet ptest
welcome python
endsnippet

If instead, a more complex string to be constructed with python is desired, then use snip.rv (.rv stands for the "return value")

snippet ptest
`!p snip.rv="welcome python"`
endsnippet

answered Nov 23, 2022 at 2:36

husB

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