Programming tutorials Episode 2 - How to install Pycharm code editor.
Greetings guys,
Last time I made a post on how to calculate your age using python. If you’ve missed the post, you can still view it HERE. In that post I promised to do a tutorial on how to successfully install your Pycharm programming application into your Desktop computer or your personal computer. Let’s go right into it, but before we do all you need is a stable network and a good machine.
Step 1
Before we download the pycharm app, we need to download Python application it self. The Python app and Pycharm work hand in hand without the one, the other would not work. So go to your browser and type ’Python.org’.
Step 2
Click on downloads, there you can see the latest version of Python. Click on it to download.
Step 3
Now go to your downloads folder on your computer and find the newly downloaded Python app.
Step 4
Double click on it to install. While installing, a pop up menu will appear just below that menu, click on add Python to path.
Step 5
Click on install to install.
Step 6
This is where we now install the code editor (Pycharm). Go to your browser again and type ’Jetbrains.com/pycharm’.
Step 7
Click on download, after clicking on download, you will see two types to download namely the professional edition and the community edition. Click on the community edition.
Step 8
Once again go to your downloads folder and double click on your downloaded app.
Step 9
Click on Next to install.
How to Create a new project on Pycharm
Step 1
Launch your pycharm application and click on create new project.
Step 2
You can decide to name the project by changing the ‘untitled’ part of the location address to your desired project name.
Step 3
Click on project interpreter to expand the other menus. Make sure the interpreter is calibrated to the Python you just downloaded.
Step 4
Click on create and you would have successfully created a project and you can start coding there.
I hope this tutorial will help in installing the Python application as well as its code editor. If you have any problems or concerns, do well to let me know so that I can address them. If not see you on the next episode.
Below 👇 is a link to my previous episode