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Creating Projects from Scratch in PyCharm

PyCharm makes it possible to create projects of the various types.

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Creating a project

To create a project, follow these general steps

  1. Do one of the following:
    • On the Welcome screen, click the link Create New Project.
    • On the main menu, choose File | New Project.
  2. In the dialog box that opens, specify the project location (or accept default), and choose its type.

    From the Python interpreter drop-down list, choose the interpreter to be used for the new project.

    py_createProject

    Note that the list shows all previously configured interpreters and virtual environments . If you cannot find the desired interpreter in the list, click cogwheel_framed to configure the desired Python SDK or virtual environment.

  3. Follow the steps of the wizard, depending on the selected project type, for example:

See Also

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Last modified: 20 April 2016