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Features & Limitations

+	Code Completion	Provides context-aware code completion for Python
+	Syntax Highlighting	Highlights syntax for better readability
+	Code Navigation	Allows quick navigation to classes, files, and symbols
+	Debugging	Highlights errors and suggests quick fixes
+	Version Control Integration	Supports Git, SVN, and Mercurial
+	Unit Testing	Integrates with popular testing frameworks
+	File Watchers	Monitors changes in files and directories
+	Task Management	Integrates with task management tools
+	Docker Integration	Integrates with Docker for containerized development
+	Remote Interpreters (Pro)	Supports remote interpreters via SSH, Docker, WSL and Vagrant.
+	Integrated Terminal	Includes an integrated terminal
-	Learning Curve	New users may find it challenging to learn all the features and functionalities
-	Initial Setup Complexity	Setting up the IDE for the first time can be complicated
-	Limited Features in Community Edition	Professional edition provides support for more languages (JS, TS, SQL, etc.), more frameworks (React, Angular, Vue.js, etc.), more build tools (npm, webpack, grunt, etc.), more developer tools and remote interpreter support, among other things.

Platform

Social

System Requirements

Version

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GENERAL

#	Minimum	Recommended
1	Officially released versions of the following: Microsoft Windows 10 1809 64-bit or later Windows Server 2019 64-bit or later macOS 12.0 or later Two latest versions of Ubuntu LTS or Fedora Linux distributions that use the following: Gnome or KDE X Window System (X11) Wayland support is in development. You can monitor the progress and leave your feedback in JBR-3206: Native Wayland support. GLIBC 2.29 or later Pre-release versions are not supported.	The latest versions of the following: Windows 64-bit macOS Ubuntu LTS or Fedora Linux distribution
2	Any modern CPU	Multi-core CPU. PyCharm supports multithreading for different operations and processes making it faster the more CPU cores it can use.
3	2 GB of free RAM	8 GB of total system RAM
4	3.5 GB	SSD drive with at least 5 GB of free space
5	1024×768	1920×1080

GENERAL

#	Minimum	Recommended
1	Officially released versions of the following: Microsoft Windows 10 1809 64-bit or later Windows Server 2019 64-bit or later macOS 12.0 or later Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS or a later LTS version that uses the following: Gnome or KDE X Window System (X11) Wayland support is in development. You can monitor the progress and leave your feedback in JBR-3206: Native Wayland support. GLIBC 2.29 or later Pre-release versions are not supported.	The latest versions of the following: Windows 64-bit macOS Ubuntu Linux LTS
2	Any modern CPU	Multi-core CPU. PyCharm supports multithreading for different operations and processes making it faster the more CPU cores it can use.
3	2 GB of free RAM	8 GB of total system RAM
4	3.5 GB	SSD drive with at least 5 GB of free space
5	1024×768	1920×1080

GENERAL

#	Minimum	Recommended
1	Officially released 64-bit versions of the following: Microsoft Windows 10 1809 or later Windows Server 2019 or later macOS 12.0 or later Any Linux distribution that supports KDE or Gnome DE. PyCharm is not available for the Linux distributions that do not include GLIBC 2.27 or later. Pre-release versions are not supported.	Latest 64-bit version of Windows, macOS, or Linux (for example, Debian, Ubuntu, or RHEL)
2	Any modern CPU	Multi-core CPU. PyCharm supports multithreading for different operations and processes making it faster the more CPU cores it can use.
3	2 GB of free RAM	8 GB of total system RAM
4	3.5 GB	SSD drive with at least 5 GB of free space
5	1024×768	1920×1080

GENERAL

#	Minimum	Recommended
1	Officially released 64-bit versions of the following: Microsoft Windows 10 1809 or later Windows Server 2019 or later macOS 10.15 or later Any Linux distribution that supports Gnome, KDE, or Unity DE. PyCharm is not available for the Linux distributions that do not include GLIBC 2.27 or later. Pre-release versions are not supported.	Latest 64-bit version of Windows, macOS, or Linux (for example, Debian, Ubuntu, or RHEL)
2	Any modern CPU	Multi-core CPU. PyCharm supports multithreading for different operations and processes making it faster the more CPU cores it can use.
3	4 GB of free RAM	8 GB of total system RAM
4	3.5 GB	SSD drive with at least 5 GB of free space
5	1024×768	1920×1080

GENERAL

#	Minimum	Recommended
1	Officially released 64-bit versions of the following: Microsoft Windows 8 or later macOS 10.14 or later Any Linux distribution that supports Gnome, KDE, or Unity DE. PyCharm is not available for some Linux distributions, such as RHEL6 or CentOS6, that do not include GLIBC 2.14 or later. Pre-release versions are not supported.	Latest 64-bit version of Windows, macOS, or Linux (for example, Debian, Ubuntu, or RHEL)
2	Any modern CPU	Multi-core CPU. PyCharm supports multithreading for different operations and processes making it faster the more CPU cores it can use.
3	4 GB of free RAM	8 GB of total system RAM
4	2.5 GB and another 1 GB for caches	SSD drive with at least 5 GB of free space
5	1024×768	1920×1080

GENERAL

#	Minimum	Recommended
1	Officially released 64-bit versions of the following: Microsoft Windows 8 or later macOS 10.13 or later Any Linux distribution that supports Gnome, KDE, or Unity DE. PyCharm is not available for some Linux distributions, such as RHEL6 or CentOS6, that do not include GLIBC 2.14 or later. Pre-release versions are not supported.	Latest 64-bit version of Windows, macOS, or Linux (for example, Debian, Ubuntu, or RHEL)
2	Any modern CPU	Multi-core CPU. PyCharm supports multithreading for different operations and processes making it faster the more CPU cores it can use.
3	4 GB of free RAM	8 GB of total system RAM
4	2.5 GB and another 1 GB for caches	SSD drive with at least 5 GB of free space
5	1024x768	1920×1080

Ratings

4.56

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Developer

Written in

Java, Python

Initial Release

13 October 2010

Repository

https://github.com/JetBrains/intellij-community/tree/master/python

License

Proprietary, Freemium,,

Categories

Integrated Development Environment, Source Code Editor

Alternatives

Integrated Development Environment

Source Code Editor

Notes

PyCharm Community Edition vs Professional Edition