A Beginner's Guide: How to Download and Set Up PyCharm in Minutes
To install and set up PyCharm,we need to follow these steps:
1. Download PyCharm
1.1> Visit the official [PyCharm website]-> (https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/) and choose the edition we want:
1.2>Community Edition: Free and open-source, suitable for beginners.
1.3>Professional Edition: Paid version with advanced features for web development and frameworks.
2. Install PyCharm
- Windows:
1. Download the .exe installer.
2. Run the installer and follow the setup wizard.
3. Select options like creating a desktop shortcut or associating .py files with PyCharm.
- macOS:
1. Download the .dmg file.
2. Drag PyCharm to the Applications folder.
- Linux:
1. Download the .tar.gz file.
2. Extract the archive and run the pycharm.sh script from the bin directory.
3. Set Up PyCharm
3.1> Launch PyCharm and configure the following:
3.2> UI Theme: Choose between light or dark themes.
3.3>Plugins: Install additional plugins if needed.
3.4>Python Interpreter: Set up the Python interpreter by pointing to your Python installation.
4. Create our First Project
4.1> From the welcome screen, click "New Project."
4.2>Choose a location and configure the interpreter for the project.
4.3>Start coding.