04. PyCharm basics

A quick introduction to PyCharm functionality

This lab provides the minimum introduction to PyCharm needed to write programs. PyCharm has similar functionality to other professional IDEs, such as Visual Studio Code, IntelliJ, or XCode.


Keyboard shortcuts

Accessing common commands quickly

Managing files

How to properly organize your projects and use PyCharm Project pane

Editing code

Tips and tricks for editing code with PyCharm

Running code and the integrated terminal

How to run Python code and leverage PyCharm’s terminal.

Last modified January 23, 2025.