Edit file in host Neovim instance from a :terminal buffer

nvim-terminal-edit.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
"""Edit a file in the host nvim instance."""
import os
import sys

from neovim import attach

args = sys.argv[1:]
if not args:
    print "Usage: {} <filename> ...".format(sys.argv[0])
    sys.exit(1)

addr = os.environ.get("NVIM_LISTEN_ADDRESS", None)
if not addr:
    os.execvp('nvim', args)

nvim = attach("socket", path=addr)


def _setup():
    nvim.input('<c-\\><c-n>')  # exit terminal mode
    chid = nvim.channel_id
    nvim.command('augroup EDIT')
    nvim.command('au BufEnter <buffer> call rpcnotify({0}, "n")'.format(chid))
    nvim.command('au BufEnter <buffer> startinsert'.format(chid))
    nvim.command('augroup END')
    nvim.vars['files_to_edit'] = args
    for x in args:
        nvim.command('exe "drop ".remove(g:files_to_edit, 0)')


def _exit(*args):
    nvim.vars['files_to_edit'] = None
    nvim.command('augroup EDIT')
    nvim.command('au!')
    nvim.command('augroup END')
    nvim.session.stop()


nvim.session.run(_exit, _exit, _setup)

path of files should concat with os.getcwd(), otherwise the path will be incorrect after cd.

Is it possible to alter this script to also function outside of a terminal emulated within nvim? That way, anywhere someone might run nvim-terminal-edit path/to/file from any terminal, and it'll tell the exiting nvim to open it

This does not appear to work for me. I get

AttributeError: 'CompatibilitySession' object has no attribute 'run'

Is the gist stale, or have I done something wrong?

updated version: https://gist.github.com/bfredl/e5b05193304a3340e29e998662ffff76#file-nvim-terminal-edit-py
This also works on systems where python is python3 (python2 compatibility remains)

nvim.command('au BufEnter <buffer> call rpcnotify({0}, "n")'.format(chid))

What is intended by sending an n over the rpc-channel to the nvim instance?

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/edit", line 40, in <module>
    nvim.session.run(_exit, _exit, _setup)
AttributeError: 'CompatibilitySession' object has no attribute 'run'