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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

Version control in PyCharm

PyCharm has several places in the UI that allow you to access your VCS, which for us is Git. They aren’t redundant, but instead, each area provides a visual tool for a particular task. The first is the main menu, as seen in Figure 5.2.

Figure 5.2: The Git menu allows you to access all the commands you might normally use at the command line

Figure 5.2: The Git menu allows you to access all the commands you might normally use at the command line

The second provides a fast and easy way to commit files. This can be found in the sidebar menu, as seen in Figure 5.3:

Figure 5.3: The Git commit tools can be found in the sidebar

Figure 5.3: The Git commit tools can be found in the sidebar

The third allows visualization of the branch and commit history. This can be found in the tool window located at the bottom of the screen. This section of the screen collapses, but the tool window selector is always available at the bottom of the sidebar, as seen in Figure 5.4.

Figure 5.4: Clicking the Git tool window will open a window that shows you the commit history, along with all the branches

Figure 5.4: Clicking the Git tool window will open a window that shows you...