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Mastering PyCharm

Mastering PyCharm

By : Nafiul Islam
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Mastering PyCharm

Mastering PyCharm

2.6 (17)
By: Nafiul Islam

Overview of this book

PyCharm is addictive, with powerful and configurable code completion, superb editing tools, top-notch support, diverse plugins, and a vibrant ecosystem to boot. Learning how PyCharm works and maximising the synergy of its powerful tools will help you to rapidly develop applications. From leveraging the power of the editor to understanding PyCharm's internals, this book will give you a comprehensive view of PyCharm and allow you to make your own choices about which workflow and tools are best for you. You will start by getting comfortable with PyCharm and making it look exactly like you want. You can customize the tools and taskbars to suit individual developers' coding styles. You also learn how to assign keyboard shortcuts. You will master debugging by inserting breakpoints, collecting runtime data, and debugging from the console. You will understand how PyCharm works underneath and how plugins such as Codemap, Vim, Bitbucket, Assets compressor, markdown, bash file, shortcut translator, and .gitignore leverage the power of the IntelliJ platform. You will become comfortable using the VCS interface in PyCharm and see the benefits of using it for some simple tasks as well as some more complex tasks such as partial commits using changelists. You will take an in-depth look at the various tools in PyCharm, improving your workflow drastically. Finally, you will deploy powerful PyCharm tools for Django, Flask, GAE, and Pyramid Development, becoming well acquainted with PyCharm’s toolset for web development with popular platforms. Packed with insider tricks, this book will help you boost productivity with PyCharm.
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What makes a good plugin?


The most important thing is—whether the plugin does what it is supposed to do. If a plugin works for you, then it's a good one; however, this section will take a different approach to plugins. We are going to list what the elements of a good plugin are, but what do I mean by that?

A good plugin solves a problem that you need it to solve, but at the same time, it must be stable, well-supported (updated often), and compatible with your version of PyCharm (and the underlying IntelliJ Platform). Without giving you an extensive dose of theory, let's take a look at a couple of examples. We can get to the plugin repository through Preferences (Mac) or Settings (Windows/Linux):

The first thing that hits you when you explore the plugin repository is the star system. Surely, that's useful, but it's not the best indicator of whether something functions properly (and we'll get into that later). But for now, let's take a look at IdeaVim, which, in essence, is Vim emulation for...

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