The following is only valid when Python Plugin is installed and enabled!
Though you can edit the dependencies management files according to their syntax, IntelliJ IDEA provides quick fixes that enable populating these files.
- Create
setup.pyorrequirements.txt, as described in the sections Creating and Running Setup.Py and Creating Requirement Files. - In an
importstatement of a Python file, click a package which is not yet imported. IntelliJ IDEA suggests a quick fix:

- Select and apply the suggested quick fix. The package in question is added to the dependency management file.