---
title: "Rename Python Variables with nvim"
description: "I don't use refactoring tools as much as I probably should. mostly because I work with small functions with unique names, but I recently had a case where a..."
date: 2022-01-16
published: false
tags:
  - python
  - vim
  - vim
template: til
---


I don't use refactoring tools as much as I probably should.  mostly
because I work with small functions with unique names, but I recently
had a case where a variable name `m` was everywhere and I wanted it
named better.  This was not possible with find and replace, because
there were other `m`'s in this region.


I first tried the nvim lsp rename, and it failed, Then I pip installed
rope, a refactoring tool for python, and it just worked!

```bash
pip install rope
```

Once you have rope installed you can call rename on the variable.

```vim
:lua vim.lsp.buf.rename()
```