Commit: runtime(python): Highlight classes as structures

[Christian Brabandt]

runtime(python): Highlight classes as structures

Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/48b7eb1ceb16527640ce5853d876c432d7342532
Author: Jon Parise <j...@indelible.org>
Date: Sun Aug 10 10:32:41 2025 +0200

runtime(python): Highlight classes as structures

Class and function definitions previously shared a single highlight
group (pythonFunction). This change gives classes their own highlight
group (pythonClass) that's linked to Structure.

closes: #17856

Signed-off-by: Jon Parise <j...@indelible.org>
Signed-off-by: Zvezdan Petkovic <zpet...@acm.org>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <c...@256bit.org>

diff --git a/runtime/syntax/python.vim b/runtime/syntax/python.vim
index 012f11140..2881cad46 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/python.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/python.vim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
" Vim syntax file
" Language: Python
" Maintainer: Zvezdan Petkovic <zpet...@acm.org>
-" Last Change: 2025 Jul 17
+" Last Change: 2025 Jul 26
" Credits: Neil Schemenauer <n...@python.ca>
" Dmitry Vasiliev
" Rob B
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ endif
syn keyword pythonStatement False None True
syn keyword pythonStatement as assert break continue del global
syn keyword pythonStatement lambda nonlocal pass return with yield
-syn keyword pythonStatement class def nextgroup=pythonFunction skipwhite
+syn keyword pythonStatement class nextgroup=pythonClass skipwhite
+syn keyword pythonStatement def nextgroup=pythonFunction skipwhite
syn keyword pythonConditional elif else if
syn keyword pythonRepeat for while
syn keyword pythonOperator and in is not or
@@ -123,20 +124,21 @@ syn match pythonDecoratorName "@\s*\h\%(\w\|\.\)*" display contains=pythonDeco
" Single line multiplication.
syn match pythonMatrixMultiply
\ "\%(\w\|[])]\)\s*@"
- \ contains=ALLBUT,pythonDecoratorName,pythonDecorator,pythonFunction,pythonDoctestValue
+ \ contains=ALLBUT,pythonDecoratorName,pythonDecorator,pythonClass,pythonFunction,pythonDoctestValue
\ transparent
" Multiplication continued on the next line after backslash.
syn match pythonMatrixMultiply
\ "[^\]\\s*
\%(\s*\.\.\.\s\)\=\s\+@"
- \ contains=ALLBUT,pythonDecoratorName,pythonDecorator,pythonFunction,pythonDoctestValue
+ \ contains=ALLBUT,pythonDecoratorName,pythonDecorator,pythonClass,pythonFunction,pythonDoctestValue
\ transparent
" Multiplication in a parenthesized expression over multiple lines with @ at
" the start of each continued line; very similar to decorators and complex.
syn match pythonMatrixMultiply
\ "^\s*\%(\%(>>>\|\.\.\.\)\s\+\)\=\zs\%(\h\|\%(\h\|[[(]\).\{-}\%(\w\|[])]\)\)\s*
\%(\s*\.\.\.\s\)\=\s\+@\%(.\{-}
\%(\s*\.\.\.\s\)\=\s\+@\)*"
- \ contains=ALLBUT,pythonDecoratorName,pythonDecorator,pythonFunction,pythonDoctestValue
+ \ contains=ALLBUT,pythonDecoratorName,pythonDecorator,pythonClass,pythonFunction,pythonDoctestValue
\ transparent

+syn match pythonClass "\h\w*" display contained
syn match pythonFunction "\h\w*" display contained

syn match pythonComment "#.*$" contains=pythonTodo,@Spell
@@ -279,7 +281,7 @@ if !exists("python_no_builtin_highlight")
syn keyword pythonBuiltin tuple type vars zip __import__
" avoid highlighting attributes as builtins
syn match pythonAttribute /\.\h\w*/hs=s+1
- \ contains=ALLBUT,pythonBuiltin,pythonFunction,pythonAsync
+ \ contains=ALLBUT,pythonBuiltin,pythonClass,pythonFunction,pythonAsync
\ transparent
endif

@@ -336,7 +338,7 @@ if !exists("python_no_doctest_highlight")
if !exists("python_no_doctest_code_highlight")
syn region pythonDoctest
\ start="^\s*>>>\s" end="^\s*$"
- \ contained contains=ALLBUT,pythonDoctest,pythonFunction,@Spell
+ \ contained contains=ALLBUT,pythonDoctest,pythonClass,pythonFunction,@Spell
syn region pythonDoctestValue
\ start=+^\s*\%(>>>\s\|\.\.\.\s\|"""\|'''\)\@!\S\++ end="$"
\ contained
@@ -360,6 +362,7 @@ hi def link pythonInclude Include
hi def link pythonAsync Statement
hi def link pythonDecorator Define
hi def link pythonDecoratorName Function
+hi def link pythonClass Structure
hi def link pythonFunction Function
hi def link pythonComment Comment
hi def link pythonTodo Todo