Welcome screen

PyCharm displays the Welcome screen when you start the IDE or close all other projects. It is a fully functional project environment, from which you can create a new project, start you learning path with PyCharm for Education, open or check out an existing project from version control.

Use the Projects and Files pane in the left part of the Welcome screen to open existing projects, create new ones, clone from a repository, or connect to a remote development environment.

Use the Learn button to find numerous resources to get acquainted with the IDE. Expand the list of available interactive courses to choose the one that you would like to try. PyCharm will open a specific learning project to study the topic step-by-step in a real environment. Follow the instructions in the Learn view to test your new skills on actual coding samples.

If you have previously opened projects in PyCharm, you will see a list of them in the left-hand pane. You can start typing to find a project, click to open it, or remove any project from the list using the context menu or the screw nut icon.

If you want to get back to the Welcome screen after your work, close all opened projects.