IT 140 Getting Started With PyCharm
IT 140 Getting Started With PyCharm
Download PyCharm
1. Begin by navigating to the PyCharm website. Here you will select whether you will be using a
Windows, Mac, or Linux computer to run this integrated development environment (IDE). Then click
the Download button below the "PyCharm Community Edition" version.
2. You will be redirected to a page that thanks you for downloading PyCharm while an EXE file is
downloaded. Once the download is complete, go to your downloads folder and open the EXE file.
3. Follow the prompts in the pop-up window to set up PyCharm. Note that you will not be able to
create a new project in PyCharm until you also download Python, as detailed in the next section of
this document.
Download Python
1. Navigate to the Python website and download the latest version of Python for the operating system
you wish to run it on.
2. Select and run the EXE file once it has finished downloading.
3. Click Install Now and follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation.
1. Now you will put everything together to create a new project in PyCharm. Return to PyCharm and
select Create New Project.
2. When creating a new project, PyCharm will automatically recognize Python and the Python
interpreter you have just downloaded. Be sure you have selected the New environment using
option before following the on-screen prompts to create your project.