PyCharm + IdeaVim -- How to Rebind Ctrl-C?

Question

I'm using pycharm with ideavim. I realized I can't control c. This affects normal copy paste flow, but more importantly it means I can't control c from the python console. If I have an infinitely looping program, I'm screwed

Is there anyway to fix this? I looked into the vim emulation settings, but unfortunately it won't let me rebind control c to the IDE.

Answer 1

Your image is not saying you can't use ^C; it is saying that you don't currently have an IDE bind for ^C. Vim, as you correctly noted, does have one by default, and in the absence of a conflict, PyCharm/IntelliJ will allow Vim to own ^C.

Go to your keymap and search for copy, then add a shortcut to be Ctrl+c as you seem to want. Then you can go back to this screen and select ^C to be managed by the IDE keymap and not the vim one.

That being said, you're not "screwed". The python console that you start with Run or Debug can be stopped with the rectangular red button in the top right corner (it's a rectangular grey button unless you have something actually running). If you hover over it, you can see that it is called "stop" and might already have a keybind associated with it, which you can overwrite in your keybind settings like anything else.