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Everything you do in PyCharm, is done within the context of a project. A project represents a complete software solution, and defines project-wide settings.

In this section:

Project files

A project in PyCharm is represented in the Directory Based Format. A project directory is marked with a python_ProjectIcon.png icon.

Such project directory contains a .idea directory, with the following files:

  • *.iml file that describes the project structure.
  • workspace.xml that contains your workspace preferences.
  • A number of .xml files. Each .xml file is responsible for its own set of settings, that can be recognized by its name: projectCodeStyle.xml, encodings.xml, vcs.xml etc.

    Thus, for example, adding a new run/debug configuration and changing encoding will affect different .xml files. This helps avoid merge conflicts when the project settings are stored in a version control system and modified by the different team members.

Note

All the settings files in the .idea directory should be put under version control except the workspace.xml, which stores your local preferences. The workspace.xml file should be marked as ignored by VCS.

Note

.idea directory is not visible in the Project view.

Project types

PyCharm suggests the following types of projects:

  • Empty project is intended for pure Python programming. The directory structure of such project contains the .idea directory for the PyCharm-specific settings and the project file, and libraries.

    Create a plain Python project as described in the section Creating Empty Project.

    Warning

    Python must be installed on your machine.

  • Django project. This project type provides specific infrastructure of the Django applications, and all the necessary files and settings.

    Create a Django application as described in the section Creating Django Project.

    Warning

    • Python and Django must be installed on your machine.
    • Working with Django applications requires a database. Using SQLite is preferred, since it is pre-configured. If you are using a different database engine, make sure it is installed and configured properly.
  • Google App Engine project. This project type provides specific infrastructure of the Google App Engine application, and all the necessary files and settings.

    Create project as described in the section Creating Google App Engine Project.

    Warning

    Python and Google App Engine SDK must be installed on your machine.

  • Flask project. This project type provides specific infrastructure of the Flask application, and all the necessary files and settings.

    Create project as described in the section Creating Flask Project.

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