This is a simple wrapper intended for use with the --diff-cmd argument of 'svn diff'

svndiff_helper

#!/usr/bin/python

# Forked from:
#    https://github.com/c4rlo/Subversion-scripts/blob/master/svndiff_helper
#
# The easiest way to use this script is by setting
#   diff-cmd = svndiff_helper
# in section [helpers] in your ~/.subversion/config.

import sys, re, subprocess, os, os.path

n1, n2 = sys.argv[3], sys.argv[5]
f1, f2 = sys.argv[6], sys.argv[7]

def lntemp(f, n):
    fn = n.split('\t')[0]
    ext = os.path.splitext(fn)[1]
    if ext not in ("", os.path.splitext(f)[1]):
        tmpfn = f + ext
        os.symlink(os.path.basename(f), tmpfn)
        return tmpfn
    else: return f

lf1 = lntemp(f1, n1)
lf2 = lntemp(f2, n2)

def sanitise(n):
    n = re.sub(r'\s+', r'\ ', n)
    n = re.sub(r'/',   r'\\\\', n)
    return n

vim_rc = subprocess.call(['vim', '-df', 
    '--cmd', "au BufReadPost " + lf2 + "silent f " + sanitise(lf2),
    '--cmd', "au BufReadPost " + lf1 + "silent f " + sanitise(n1), 
    lf2, lf1])

if lf1 != f1: os.remove(lf1)
if lf2 != f2: os.remove(lf2)

sys.exit(vim_rc)