Manage interpreter paths
Last modified: 31 August 2022PyCharm makes it possible to add paths to the selected interpreter. These paths will be added to the environment variable PYTHONPATH
. Also, PyCharm will index these paths and (potentially) resolve the objects of the code (for example, imports of packages).
View interpreter paths
Press Ctrl+Alt+S to open the IDE settings and select Project <project name> | Python Interpreter.
Expand the list of the available interpreters and click the Show All link.
Select the desired interpreter.
In the toolbar of the Python interpreters dialog, click the button
. The existing paths of the selected interpreter show up in the Interpreter Paths dialog .
Add an interpreter path
In the toolbar of the Interpreter Paths dialog, click
.
Choose the desired path in the Select Path dialog. Note that to add a path to a particular Python version you need to download it from https://www.python.org/ and install it on your machine.
Delete interpreter paths
Select the paths to be deleted.
In the toolbar of the Interpreter Paths dialog, click
.
The removed paths remain in the list with the note "removed by user".
Reload interpreter paths
If an interpreter has been updated, it is a good idea to refresh its paths. You can do it by either way:
In the toolbar of the Interpreter Paths dialog, click
.
Press Shift twice and type "Rescan" in the Actions tab of the search dialog. Select Rescan Available Python Modules and Packages.
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