Python Console
Use this page to define the Python interpreter, its options, starting script and so on for the Python console.
The console appears as a tool window every time you choose the corresponding command on the menu. You can assign a shortcut to open Python console: press Ctrl+Alt+S, navigate to Keymap, specify a shortcut for .
Item | Description |
|---|---|
Environment variables | This field shows the list of environment variables. If the list contains several variables, they are delimited with semicolons. To fill in the list, click the browse button, or press Shift+Enter and specify the desired set of environment variables in the Environment Variables dialog. To create a new variable, click You might want to populate the list with the variables stored as a series of records in a text file, for example:
Variable1 = Value1
Variable2 = Value2
Just copy the list of variables from the text file and click Paste ( |
Python Interpreter | Select one of the pre-configured Python interpreters from the list. |
Interpreter options | In this field, specify the string to be passed to the interpreter. If necessary, click Enter, and type the string in the editor. |
Working directory | Specify a directory to be used by the running console. When this field is left blank, the project directory will be used. |
Add content roots to PYTHONPATH | Select this checkbox to have the content roots added to the PYTHONPATH. |
Add source roots to PYTHONPATH | Select this checkbox to have the source roots added to the PYTHONPATH. |
Starting script | In this editor area, type the script to be executed in the console after its start-up and initialization. Note that syntax highlighting, code completion, import assistance, documentation, inspections and quick fixes are available in this editor:  By default, this area contains the following script, which causes printing out a header information and extending the system paths:
import sys; print('Python %s on %s' % (sys.version, sys.platform))
sys.path.extend([WORKING_DIR_AND_PYTHON_PATHS])
The If you want to omit such a printout, delete this script. |
, and type the desired name and value.
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, and paste them into a text file.