Why do I need to run PluginInstall every time to use Black inside vim?

Question

I just installed Black from:

Plugin 'ambv/black', {'rtp': 'vim'}

using Vundle.

I am not able to use the Black command without running PluginInstall.

Is this a bug?

The plugin is here

My .vimrc looks like this:

set rtp+=~/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim
call vundle#begin()
Plugin 'gmarik/Vundle.vim'
Plugin 'ambv/black', {'rtp': 'vim'}
call vundle#end()

is the line you posted inside of ```call vundle#begin()``` and ```call vundle#end()``` — Tyler Fowle, Aug 01 '18 at 14:23
did you get the "Please wait, one time setup for Black" message after doing `:PluginInstall` in vim? — Tyler Fowle, Aug 03 '18 at 13:28

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 03 '18 at 13:44

after reading the Vundle documentation it seems you are missing some required lines in your .vimrc

but I think the main issue is that you are changing the rtp of black, removing that works with the following .vimrc

set nocompatible             "required
filetype off                 "required

set rtp+=~/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim

call vundle#begin()
Plugin 'VundleVim/Vundle.vim'
Plugin 'ambv/black'
call vundle#end()            " required

filetype plugin indent on    " required

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 14 '19 at 06:38

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For anybody who ran into this problem (including with other plugins), check your spelling. If the github username/repository pair contains a typo, then github will ask for a password.

answered Jan 14 '19 at 06:38

Paul Wintz

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happened to me with a different repos – sureshvv Jan 19 '19 at 04:54

Why do I need to run PluginInstall every time to use Black inside vim?

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