Put the following in a script in: * ~/.vim/after/ftplugin/python.vim (on Unix systems) * $HOME/vimfiles/after/ftplugin/python.vim (on Windows systems) python << EOF import os import sys import vim for p in sys.path: # Add each directory in sys.path, if it exists. if os.path.isdir(p): # Command 'set' needs backslash before each space. vim.command(r"set path+=%s" % (p.replace(" ", r"\ "))) EOF This allows you to use gf or Ctrl-W Ctrl-F to open the file under the cursor. It works pretty well. particularly for imports of the form: import abc.def.module But not so well with: