diff --git a/vim/.vimrc b/vim/.vimrc
index 770b4e7..644fe08 100644
--- a/vim/.vimrc
+++ b/vim/.vimrc
@@ -164,6 +164,9 @@ augroup vimrc
 	" glsl filetype plugin
 	autocmd! BufNewFile,BufRead *.vs,*.fs set ft=glsl
 
+	" set foldmethod to indent for python files
+	autocmd FileType python setlocal foldmethod=indent
+
 augroup END