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Nan An
Nan An

Reputation: 683

Does Pycharm have Interactive Python Interpreter?

I am a fairly new Pycharm user switched from other IDEs recently.

One question I have is about the interactive python interpreter, which is the "window" I can type in variables to check them after I ran my script. Pyscripter has this thing called "Python interpreter" and I know Pycharm also has.

I tried "Python Console" under "Tools", but I don't think it's the same thing. So I am wondering how I can find this Python Interpreter in Pycharm? I am using Community version 3.

Upvotes: 39

Views: 39662

Answers (6)

Yaseen
Yaseen

Reputation: 94

I have PyCharm 2021.2.3 - I know that this question is 8 years old, but for anyone looking for a solution with more modern versions:

  1. Go to the toolbar and find "Run"
  2. Run -> Edit Configurations -> Configuration -> Execution
  3. Check the box that says "Run with Python Console"

That gives me an interactive console after running my code, and I can access variables produced during runtime.

Upvotes: 2

Ray
Ray

Reputation: 41418

I'm using Pycharm community edition version 2016.1.2 I do the following to get an interactive prompt when debugging

  1. Debug a file (put a breakpoint somewhere you want to work with)
  2. In the debug window, there should be a 'Console' tab, select it
  3. On the left tool bar of the console, there is a button 2nd from bottom "Show Python Prompt". Press it
  4. You should now see an intereractive prompt you can use inside the console (allowing you to interact with the running code)

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As mentioned in the OP, to just get an interactive python prompt outside a running script, in the main menu bar select Tools->Python Console

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Magically this will appear:

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Upvotes: 33

byrony
byrony

Reputation: 351

You can set the PyCharm then it runs the same as PyScripter.

Run --> Edit Configurations --> Select "Show command line afterwards".

Upvotes: 22

Noumenon
Noumenon

Reputation: 6412

Choose Run, Edit Configurations, check "Show command line afterwards". It doesn't work after an exception is raised, however.

Upvotes: 0

zaxliu
zaxliu

Reputation: 2806

Run->Edit Configurations->Interpreter Options-> add -i

There will be a red prompt when your run is finished.

Upvotes: 6

Joe Golton
Joe Golton

Reputation: 632

Yes.

To launch an interactive console

    On the main menu, choose Tools | Run Python console, or Tools | Run Django console

Running Console

Upvotes: 8

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