I'm setting up a Django project for the first time using Pycharm, and I'm trying to figure out what the configurations do.
I have looked online at the documentation, but it seems to be more focused towards people who already know what configurations do.
I'm assuming it is used to set up my localhost, however I'm unsure. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
In an informal way, we can define PyCharm configurations as a comfortable way to start a new process.
Suppose that you have a Python script called main.py. If you have to run it via command line you will type
python main.py
In the same way, PyCharm offers the possibility to run this script using configuration. It's sufficient create a new Python configuration and setup the script path (location of main.py) and the relative python interpreter.
In fact, can happen that some scripts must be run using a virtualenv or a specific enviroments. For this reason, at the creation of PyCharm configuration we need to specify also python interpreter.
Configurations are not used just to start python scripts, but it's possible to create different types.
As you pointed out in your question, it's possible to create configurations also for Django.
A typical usage in this case is to create a configuration to start the runserver.
But this is not all, because it's possible create configurations also for django commands, for migrations and also for Unit Test.
Pycharm configurations are useful because in this way, no need to setup every time all environment to start a process, but you need just to create configuration and save it. You can use it whenever you want.
Last but not least, using configurations allow you to debug your code easily.
Configurations can be started also in debug mode.
PyCharm documentation
When you run your code/project in PyCharm, maybe you need to specify some set of environment variables, the entrypoint is a particular script in your project, maybe there's some other script you always need to run first before you can run your project, or lots of other fiddly things that are a pain to type in every time.
The purpose of PyCharm "Run Configurations" is to let you save all these kind of things into a single method of running your project with a single click or shortcut.
Django Configurations are a type of Run Configurations with a few extra Django-specific config options thrown in. The default settings in the Run Configuration are sensible (running on localhost:8000), although you will need to make sure you specify the location of your Django Settings File.
How I config Run/Debug Configurations in Pycharm Community:
Add a Python Configuration
Script path: "path to manage.py"
Parameters: runserver "host":"port" "option like '--noreload', '--nothreading'"
Python interpreter: "path to venv"
Now you are able to run with Shift + F10
In order to pycharm general setting left-top File>Setting
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Python Setting....
Open a project or import
After open or import you view project name option in rigth-top bar like this
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on click you can view configuration option. click it and view this form for all python or other environment setting.
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I just got started with python and Im using PyCharm Build #PC-201.8743.11. I have 2 files in my project and Im using the Pipenv interpreter.
Each file has its own working Run/Debug configuration. Whats driving me mad is that if I switch file/tab I also have to manually switch Run/Debug configuration.
Is there no way to use one Run/Debug configuration per project or alternatively have the configuration locked per file so it switches the Run/Debug configuration as I change tabs?
Thanks
Sahand
The Run/Debug configuration doesn't follow which file you have open because generally within a project you will only have one (or not many) entry points, while the rest of your files are modules/libraries/helpers/whatever you want to call them.
If your two files are unrelated, then it sounds like you should have two different projects for them, in which case each project would have a Run/Debug configuration. If they are related, but are just two different entry points, then unfortunately you will have to make sure you are running with the correct Configuration each time you want to run. Depending on the complexity of your setup, this can be as simple as right-clicking in the file itself and selecting "Run <filename>".
I run Python program which uses couple of source paths on runtime.
I put these rows on my /.bashrc file:
source home/raphael/kaldi/aspire/s5/cmd.sh
source home/raphael/kaldi/aspire/s5/path.sh
So when I'm running from terminal everything works fine and Python manage to locate paths.
However when I'm trying to run through PyCharm for DEBUG purposes mostly it seems that PyCharm can't locate the paths.
Is there anyway to add the paths manually for PyCharm or make it read /.bashrc file. What I am missing?
You can try using the options available in the Run/Debug Configuration settings (Run > Edit Configurations...)
You can set environment variables individually (such as $PATH), or at the bottom is a section to define external tools (scripts) to be run when your Python code is run or debugged. From that sub-section, you could set your bash scripts to be run each time you start debugging.
Alternatively, see if using os.environ would work for your project. Check the docs for more information.
I am trying to follow some simple instructions to use python for operating with QGIS from outside the application. Following the instructions in http://www.qgis.org/en/docs/pyqgis_developer_cookbook/intro.html#python-applications I am stocked where it says "These commands can be put into a bootstrap script that will take care of the startup". I never done this before, I have no idea how to create this type of script...
The commands I should bootstrap are:
set PATH=C:\qgispath;%PATH%
set PYTHONPATH=c:\qgispath\python
That is, these are ways to temporarily set system environment variables. However, having both python and (of course) the cmd prompt (my OS is Win7), I have no idea how to create the bootstrap script, and then how to call it from python, can anybody help me?
By a bootstrap script, the documentation probably means a batch file, which initializes the path variables and then runs your application.
For instance, if you have application stored as qgis_sample.py, bootstrap_example.bat would look something like:
set PATH=C:\qgispath;%PATH%
set PYTHONPATH=c:\qgispath\python
python <path_to_application>\qgis_sample.py
Hope this helps!
EDIT:
For running the bat file using a python script, refer to: Run a .bat file using python code
I'm doing small time project development using PyCharm. I use Pycharm for its intellisense features. As I develop each piece of code, I like to run it occasionally to test it. All I need at the point of development is to be able to run the file. However, when I right click and try to run a standalone file, PyCharm tries to be intelligent and shows me options to run my code with unit-tests and other fancy testing gimmicks. I don't want to deploy any testing framework at this point.
All I want is to be able to run any file as it is. But somehow, PyCharm is not allowing me to do that for every file.
I will appreciate if someone can provide a workaround for this. I'm using Python 273
You can simply choose the 'Run' entry in the context menu for the file in the Project view:
This will run the file exactly as if you had entered
python
from the command line, in the directory containing the file.
The first time you do this an entry is also added to the toolbar, which allows you to run the file with a single click
and provides options for customizing a range of options supplied automatically each time you run.
I just came across the same problem. It was because it had a class called TestClass in the file. I changed the name of the class and then I was able to run the file as normal.
In search of a Python debugger I stumbled upon Aptana, which is based on eclipse.
Often, I want to debug a single python script. However, Aptana won't let me run/debug the currently opened file directly.
Instead, it requires me to create a debug/run configuration for each file I would like to run/debug. Alternatively I could create a Python project in Aptana.
But: I don't want to. I just want to be able to run or debug the currently opened file. This way I would like to debug my scripts without being forced to create a project first (for each single script!).
Can it be that hard?
This is because Aptana/Eclipse doesn't "realize" that the file you opened should be debugged using the Python debugger as it's not associated with a Python project/perspective (there's a lot of environment setup when a project is created in Aptana/Eclipse).
The simplest solution, IMO, would be to create a simple sandbox Python project and just stick your files in there to run/debug. Aptana should then realize you're dealing with Python and start running the Python debugger without setup (that's my experience w/ PyDev in Eclipse, at any rate).
See: Run External Python Programs with Eclipse PyDev (note: you really need a project, but your file doesn't need to be in it).