diff --git a/UltiSnips/python.snippets b/UltiSnips/python.snippets
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5b0bef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/UltiSnips/python.snippets
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+snippet #py "Set the python environment."
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#-*- encoding: utf-8
+
+"""${1:Module documentation}"""
+$0
+endsnippet
+
+snippet class "Starting a Python class"
+class ${1:ClassName}(${2:extends}):
+
+	"""${3:Class documentation}"""
+
+	$0
+endsnippet
+
+snippet lint "Start a lint-disable comment"
+# pylint:disable=${0:lint code}
+endsnippet
diff --git a/configs/vimrc b/configs/vimrc
index 2cc1875..8ef35e3 100644
--- a/configs/vimrc
+++ b/configs/vimrc
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ Plugin 'davidhalter/jedi-vim'
 Plugin 'pangloss/vim-javascript'
 
 " snippets
-Plugin 'msanders/snipmate.vim'
+" Plugin 'msanders/snipmate.vim'
+Plugin 'SirVer/ultisnips'
 
 " fuzzy file open
 Plugin 'kien/ctrlp.vim'
@@ -292,3 +293,8 @@ au FileType pinpoint setlocal colorcolumn=79 textwidth=78
 " this disables the documentation/preview split
 autocmd FileType python setlocal completeopt-=preview
 let g:jedi#show_call_signatures = "0"
+
+" ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+"  UltiSnips
+" ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+let g:UltiSnipsEditSplit = "horizontal"