Commit

Use non-modal commit interface

Select this option to be able to commit from the Commit tool window Alt+0, without displaying the modal Commit Changes dialog.

Clear initial commit message

Select this option if you do not want to automatically fill the commit message fields with the previous commit message.

Force non-empty commit comments

Select this option if you want to restrict committing changes without entering a commit message.

Show unversioned files

Select this option if you want new files that have not been added to a VCS yet to be listed in the Commit Changes dialog.

Suggest to move uncommitted changes to another changelist

Select this option if you want PyCharm to suggest moving changes to another changelist if you exclude them from a commit.

Create changelist on failed commit

Select whether you want a new changelist to be created if a commit fails.

Commit message inspections

Select the inspections that you want to be applied to the commit message.

Before Commit

Reformat code

Perform code formatting according to the Project Code Style settings.

Rearrange code

Rearrange your code according to the arrangement rules preferences.

Optimize imports

Remove redundant import statements.

Analyze code

Analyze modified files before committing them. Click Configure to select an inspection profile from which the IDE will run inspections.

Check TODO (<filter name>)

Review the TODO items matching the specified filter. Click Configure to choose an existing TODO filter, or open the TODO settings page and define a new filter to be applied.

Cleanup

Automatically apply the current inspection profile to the files you are going to commit/shelve.