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Hands-On Application Development with PyCharm - Second Edition

By : Bruce M. Van Horn II, Quan Nguyen
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Book Image

Hands-On Application Development with PyCharm - Second Edition

5 (1)
By: Bruce M. Van Horn II, Quan Nguyen

Overview of this book

In the quest to develop robust, professional-grade software with Python and meet tight deadlines, it’s crucial to have the best tools at your disposal. In this second edition of Hands-on Application Development with PyCharm, you’ll learn tips and tricks to work at a speed and proficiency previously reserved only for elite developers. To achieve that, you’ll be introduced to PyCharm, the premiere professional integrated development environment for Python programmers among the myriad of IDEs available. Regardless of how Python is utilized, whether for general automation scripting, utility creation, web applications, data analytics, machine learning, or business applications, PyCharm offers tooling that simplifies complex tasks and streamlines common ones. In this book, you'll find everything you need to harness PyCharm's full potential and make the most of Pycharm's productivity shortcuts. The book comprehensively covers topics ranging from installation and customization to web development, database management, and data analysis pipeline development helping you become proficient in Python application development in diverse domains. By the end of this book, you’ll have discovered the remarkable capabilities of PyCharm and how you can achieve a new level of capability and productivity.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
1
Part 1: The Basics of PyCharm
4
Part 2: Improving Your Productivity
9
Part 3: Web Development in PyCharm
15
Part 4: Data Science with PyCharm
19
Part 5: Plugins and Conclusion

Customizing code completion

Customization within PyCharm is an ongoing theme. It might have been easier to show you what you can’t customize, except that I haven’t actually found anything yet. Code completion is no different. Whether you prefer a very lightweight experience with little to no help or you want your handheld on every line of code, there is a way to make PyCharm into the editor you want to use every day.

To open the settings for code completion, venture back to the settings dialog we explored in Chapter 2, Installation and Configuration. You can reach it easily by clicking the File menu item and selecting Settings. That brings up the settings dialog. If you recall from Chapter 2, Installation and Configuration, this dialog is massive! We’re looking for Editor | General | Code Completion, as shown in Figure 4.11:

Figure 4.11: The Code Completion settings allow you to customize the behavior of PyCharm’s Code Completion engine

Figure 4.11: The Code Completion settings allow you to customize the behavior of PyCharm’s Code Completion...