Surround code fragments

PyCharm provides standard templates for surrounding code fragments with various constructs based on the language of the source code. This includes if...else conditional statements, do...while and for loops, combinations of try...catch...finally, XML tags, folding regions, and other constructs.

Surround a code block with language constructs

Select a code fragment.
Press Ctrl+Alt+T or go to Code | Surround With in the main menu.
Select the necessary surround statement from the list.

This feature applies to the following languages (contexts):

Context	Surround with	Example
XML/HTML /XHTML tags	Tag CDATA section <% ... %> Emmet
Python statements	`if` `while` `try/except` `try/finally`
Django templates	`{% if %}` `{% for %}` `{% with %}` `{% block %}` Zen coding
JavaScript statements	`(expr)` `!(expr)` `if` `if / else` `while` `do / while` `for` `try / catch` `try / finally` `try / catch / finally` `with` `function` `{ }` `function expression`
Fold code elements	Any fragment of code, where Surround With is applicable

Last modified: 11 February 2024