PyCharm Edu 2019.1 Help

Run/Debug Configuration: Python

Prerequisites

Before you start working with Python, make sure that Python plugin is installed and enabled.

Also make sure that the following prerequisites are met:

  • Python SDK is downloaded and installed on your machine.

  • The required framework SDKs are downloaded and installed on your machine.

Refer to their respective download and installation pages for details:

Use this dialog to create a run/debug configuration for Python scripts.

Configuration tab

Item

Description

Script path/Module name

Click the list to select a type of target to run. Then, in the corresponding field, specify the path to the Python script or the module name to be executed.

Parameters

In this field, specify parameters to be passed to the Python script.

When specifying the script parameters, follow these rules:

  • Use spaces to separate individual script parameters.

  • Script parameters containing spaces should be delimited with double quotes, for example, some" "param or "some param".

  • If script parameter includes double quotes, escape the double quotes with backslashes, for example:

    -s"main.snap_source_dirs=[\"pcomponents/src/main/python\"]" -s"http.cc_port=8189" -s"backdoor.port=9189" -s"main.metadata={\"location\": \"B\", \"language\": \"python\", \"platform\": \"unix\"}"
    .

Environment

Environment variables

This field shows the list of environment variables. If the list contains several variables, they are delimited with semicolons.
By default, the field contains the variable PYTHONUNBUFFERED set to 1. To fill in the list, click the browse button, or press Shift+Enter and specify the desired set of environment variables in the Environment Variables dialog.
To create a new variable, click the Add button, and type the desired name and value. You might want to populate the list with the variables stored as a series of records in a text file, for example:

Variable1 = Value1 Variable2 = Value2
Just copy the list of variables from the text file and click Paste (Paste) in the Environmental Variables dialog. The variables will be added to the table. Click Ok to complete the task. At any time, you can select all variables in the Environment Variables dialog, click Copy (Copy), and paste them into a text file.

Emulate terminal in output node

On Linux and macOS systems, select this checkbox to emulate the terminal in the Run tool window.
On Windows system, this option is not visible!

Show command line afterwards

Select this checkbox to leave the console opened after a project run or a debug session, saving its context.

Python Interpreter

Select one of the pre-configured Python interpreters from the list.

Interpreter options

In this field, specify the string to be passed to the interpreter. If necessary, click Expand the field, and type the string in the editor.

Working directory

Specify a directory to be used by the running task.

  • When a default run/debug configuration is created by the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+F10, or by choosing Run from the context menu of a script, the working directory is the one that contains the executable script. This directory may differ from the project directory.

  • When this field is left blank, the bin directory of the PyCharm Edu installation will be used.

Add content roots to PYTHONPATH

Select this checkbox to add all content roots of your project to the environment variable PYTHONPATH;

Add source roots to PYTHONPATH

Select this checkbox to add all source roots of your project to the environment variable PYTHONPATH;

Execution

Emulate terminal in output console

Enables running your script or module in the output console with the emulated terminal mode. This mode can be helpful for the tasks that cannot be implemented with the standard output console, for example, when your script performs caret return actions (print(i, flush=True , end='\r').
Note that emulating terminal in the output console differs from running the Terminal that is a separate tool window used for running system shell commands.

Run with Python console

Enables running your script or module with the Python console.

Logs tab

Use this tab to specify which log files generated while running or debugging should be displayed in the console, that is, on the dedicated tabs of the Run or Debug tool window.

Item

Description

Is Active

Select checkboxes in this column to have the log entries displayed in the corresponding tabs in the Run tool window or Debug tool window.

Log File Entry

The read-only fields in this column list the log files to show. The list can contain:

  • Full paths to specific files.

  • Aliases to substitute for full paths or patterns. These aliases are also displayed in the headers of the tabs where the corresponding log files are shown.

    If a log entry pattern defines more than one file, the tab header shows the name of the file instead of the log entry alias.

Skip Content

Select this checkbox to have the previous content of the selected log skipped.

Save console output to file

Select this checkbox to save the console output to the specified location. Type the path manually, or click the browse button and point to the desired location in the dialog that opens.

Show console when a message is printed to standard output stream

Select this checkbox to activate the output console and bring it forward if an associated process writes to Standard.out.

Show console when a message is printed to standard error stream

Select this checkbox to activate the output console and bring it forward if an associated process writes to Standard.err.

the Add button

Click this button to open the Edit Log Files Aliases dialog where you can select a new log entry and specify an alias for it.

the Edit button

Click this button to edit the properties of the selected log file entry in the Edit Log Files Aliases dialog.

the Delete button

Click this button to remove the selected log entry from the list.

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Click this button to edit the select log file entry. The button is available only when an entry is selected.

Last modified: 29 June 2019