[vim/vim] runtime(vim): make 'gf' find imported python files (PR #20908)

Mateo Gjika (Vim Github Repository) <[email protected]> Sat, 01 Aug 2026 04:45:54 -0700
Newsgroups gmane.editors.vim.devel
Message-ID <vim/vim/pull/[email protected]>
I think it's useful for plugin developers who use python that when pressing `gf` on a line like this
```vim
py3 import something
```
vim knows to search the file `something.py` in `&rtp`.

Probably the logic that handles corner cases could be exported to the python runtime file. 

ping @dkearns
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-- Commit Summary --

  * runtime(vim): make 'gf' find imported python files

-- File Changes --

    M runtime/autoload/vimgoto.vim (53)
    M runtime/ftplugin/vim.vim (2)

-- Patch Links --

https://github.com/vim/vim/pull/20908.patch
https://github.com/vim/vim/pull/20908.diff

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