Opening Multiple Projects

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PyCharm allows you to work with several projects simultaneously. So doing, PyCharm suggests the following options:

Each project is opened in its own window. The projects are independent, and cannot share information, except for the Clipboard operations. All the projects run in the same instance of PyCharm and use the same memory space.
A newly opened project shares the same window as the already opened one. So doing, the project that has already been opened, is considered the primary project, and is always shown first in the Project tool window. All the other projects are added to the primary project.
Symbols from the added projects are visible from the primary one, but not vice versa. Some settings (Django, Buildout, Google App Engine, template languages, project interpreters, content roots) can be configured separately for each project.

When reopening, PyCharm suggests to reopen the whole group of projects.

Prerequisite

Make sure that the check box Confirm window to open project in in the General page of the Settings dialog is selected.

To open multiple projects

Open a project, while another one is already opened. PyCharm prompts you to select whether you want to open the project in a new window, or reuse the existing window.
Do one of the following:
- Click Open in new window button to leave the current project in its window and open the new one in a separate window.
- Click Open in current window, and select the check box Add to currently opened projects.
  
  Tip
  
  Clicking Open in current window without selecting the check box Add to currently opened projects results in closing the current project and opening the new one in the same window.

See Also

Procedures:

Opening, Reopening and Closing Projects

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