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Creating Pure Python Project

Pure Python projects are intended for pure Python programming.

To create an empty project

  1. Do one of the following:
    • On the main menu, choose File | New Project
    • On the Welcome screen, click Create New Project

    New Project dialog box opens.

  2. In the New Project dialog box, do the following:
    • In the Project type section, click Pure Python .
    • Specify the project location and interpreter.
  3. Next, click arrow down hide settings to expand the Project Interpreter node, and select the new environment or existing interpreter, by clicking the corresponding radio-button. The following steps depend on your choice:
    • New environment: if this option has been selected, choose the tool to be used to create a virtual environment. To do that, click the drop-down list and choose Virtualenv or Conda.

      Next, specify the location and base interpreter of the new virtual environment. If necessary, click the Inherit global site-packages and Make available to all projects check boxes.

    • Existing interpreter: if this option has been selected, choose the desired interpreter from the drop-down list, or (if the desired interpreter is not found), click browseButton and choose the interpreter. See Configuring Python Interpreter for details.
  4. Click the Create button.
    py create project
  5. Configure project structure.
Last modified: 23 July 2018

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