Change - PyCharm

Created on Sept. 19, 2012, 5:59 p.m. by Hevok & updated on Nov. 13, 2012, 10:07 a.m. by Hevok

PyCharm is an excellent editor/IDE (Interactive Development Environment) for Python and Django, hence also for Denigma. ¶

Installing ¶
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Download the most recent version of PyCharm
[http://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/download/index.html]. ¶
It includes a trial version. ¶

Detar the archive, move it another place where (if you like) ¶
and cd in. There you run:: ¶

bash bin/pycharm.sh ¶

Confirm with Enter and it should be done.



Renaming classes, methods and variables ¶
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PyCharm automates renaming of objects at all places where they are used. Position the editor caret at any symbol and press Shift+F6 (Refactor | Rename). ¶
Input the new name and confirm with Enter. ¶

It is possible to browse all the places where the variable is used and press Do Refactor button to finish the renaming operation. ¶


Valid parameters ¶
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Placing the cursor between the parenthesis of a method call an pressing Ctrl+P brings up a list of valid parameters. ¶


Changing Style ¶
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Ctrl+Backspace+Quote allows to quickly change the coding highlighting style colour schema. ¶


Line Selection ¶
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If nothing is selected and then Ctrl+C is pressed, the whole line gets selected.


Documentation
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Ctrl+Q (Quick Documentation) can be used to fetch and display the documentation of function.

Tags: tutorial

Comment: Added quick documentation shortcut.

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