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Re:Ki Editor - an editor that operates on the AST by cryptonector on Saturday March 07, 2026 @10:58PM (#47294278)
> vim's modal editing is powerful but the movements are text-based.

Eh, v + showmatch / % gets you very far in languages that use ()[]{}<> (angle brackets you have to add to matchpairs). It gets you nowhere in Python though, not without plugins.

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Re:Ki Editor - an editor that operates on the AST by Izkata on Sunday March 08, 2026 @01:41PM (#47299253)
In python you can use {} to jump paragraphs. It's not great since it's based on blank lines and you'll probably need a few for a whole indented block, but it's built in and nicer than going line by line.
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