What is PyCharm?

PyCharm is a hybrid-platform developed by JetBrains as an IDE for Python. It is commonly used for Python application development. Some of the unicorn organizations such as Twitter, Facebook, Amazon, and Pinterest use PyCharm as their Python IDE!

It supports two versions: v2.x and v3.x.

We can run PyCharm on Windows, Linux, or Mac OS. Additionally, it contains modules and packages that help programmers develop software using Python in less time and with minimal effort. Further, it can also be customized according to the requirements of developers.

Features of PyCharm: Why should we use it for our next Python project?

1. Intelligent Code Editor:

• It helps us write high-quality codes!
• It consists of color schemes for keywords, classes, and functions. This helps increase the readability and understanding of the code.
• It helps identify errors easily.
• It provides the autocomplete feature and instructions for the completion of the code.

2. Code Navigation:

• It helps developers in editing and enhancing the code with less effort and time.
• With code navigation, a developer can easily navigate to a function, class, or file.
• A programmer can locate an element, a symbol, or a variable in the source code within no time.
• Using the lens mode, further, a developer can thoroughly inspect and debug the entire source code.

3. Refactoring

• It has the advantage of making efficient and quick changes to both local and global variables.
• Refactoring in PyCharm enables developers to improve the internal structure without changing the external performance of the code.
• It also helps split up more extended classes and functions with the help of the extract method.

 4. Assistance for Many Other Web Technologies:

• It helps developers create web applications in Python.
• It supports popular web technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Developers have the choice of live editing with this IDE. At the same time, they can preview the created/updated web page.
• The developers can follow the changes directly on a web browser.

5. Support for Popular Python Web Frameworks

• PyCharm supports web frameworks such as Django.
• It provides the autocomplete feature and suggestions for the parameters of Django.
• It helps in debugging the codes of Django.
• It also assist web2py and Pyramid, the other popular web frameworks.

Pros of Using PyCharm

• Installing PyCharm is very easy.
• is an IDE that is easy to use.
• There are a lot of useful plugins and productive shortcuts in PyCharm.
• It integrates library and IDE features such as auto-completing and coloring.
• It allows viewing of the source code in a click.
• Software development is much faster using PyCharm.
• The feature of error spotlighting in the code further enhances the development process.
• The community of Python Developers is extremely large so that we can resolve our queries/doubts easily.

Cons of Using PyCharm

• PyCharm is not free and its Professional version is pretty costly.
• It is not considered good for beginners due to its auto-complete feature.
• It may create trouble while fixing up tools such as venv.