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Creating a New PyCharm Project

Overview

Creating a Project

  1. Click [New Project]
    Creating a new project from Welcome to PyCharm window The [New Project] button can be found in the top menu "Welcome To PyCharm".
  2. (optional) Rename your project.
    Set details for new project from New Project window
    How should you name and store your files?

    Name: A simple naming convention for classwork could be className_projectType_projectName.
    Location: We recommend keeping your projects together in the PycharmProjects projects folder. This keeps your projects together, minimizing the chance of misplacing where you saved something.
    Ultimately, name and storage conventions are a personal choice, so just stay consistent.

  3. (optional) Click the checkboxes to [Create Git repository] and [Create a welcome script]
    It is good to get in the habit of creating a Git repository since you will be using Git for all COMP1510 assignments.
    The welcome script contains helpful information
  4. Select [Project venv] as your interpreter type (this is selected by default)
    TODO: Add explanation of venv. This is a virtual environment. What does it do?
  5. Select your desired version of Python

    Note

    For this demo, version 3.10 or later is acceptable. We recommend choosing the latest version of Python you have installed.
  6. Click [Create]
    A new PyCharm project with Git repository and a welcome script named main.py This will create and open your new PyCharm project in this window. Your project may take up to a couple minutes to finish setup, depending on your computer.

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