Viewing Definition
Quick Definition Lookup shows you where and how your project symbols (tags, classes, methods/functions, fields, etc) are defined.
Definitions are shown in the Documentation pop-up window or in the Documentation tool window.
For markup languages, PyCharm retrieves definitions of symbols from the specified DTD or schema. For details, see HTML and XML.
View the definition of a symbol at caret
- Select a symbol and press Ctrl+Shift+I or choose .
In case of several definitions are shown for a symbol, use the arrows on the toolbar to navigate to a particular definition.
- Alternatively, with Ctrl/⌘ key pressed, hover your mouse pointer or the cursor over the symbol. PyCharm displays the symbol as a link and shows its definition in a tooltip.
Quick definition tooltip shows hyperlinks to the symbols involved.
Jump to the definition of the symbol
When in the hover mode, just click the link into which the symbol has turned.
To open the source code of the definition for editing and close the quick definition lookup window, click
on the toolbar or press F4. To open the definition without closing the quick definition lookup window, click
or press Ctrl+Enter.
Toolbar of the quick definition lookup
Use the icons on the toolbar of the pop-up window to navigate to the source code of the definition and view its usages.
Icon | Keyboard shortcut | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Shift+Alt+Left | Navigate to the previous/next screen in the definition pop-up window after using hyperlinks in the definition. |
| F4 | Open the source code of the definition for editing, and close the quick definition lookup window. |
| Ctrl+Enter | Open the source code of the definition, and preserve the quick definition lookup window opened. |
