Python template

.vimrc

" TEMPLATES
function! LoadTemplate()
    " load a template based on the file extension
    silent! 0r ~/.vim/skel/tmpl.%:e

    " Replace some placeholders
    %s/%FILENAME%/\=expand("%:t")/g
    %s/%DATE%/\=strftime("%b %d, %Y")/g

    " This last one deletes the placeholder
    " %START% then leaves the cursor there.
    %s/%START%//g
endfunction
autocmd! BufNewFile * call LoadTemplate()

tmpl.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# encoding: utf-8
"""
%FILENAME%

Created by <Your Name> on %DATE%
"""

import numpy as np
import pylab as pl


def main():
    %START%

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

@dfm test