PyCharm Cheatsheet #

PyCharm is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) used for Python development. It offers powerful tools for coding, debugging, and project management.

Command/Option	Example	Description
`Ctrl + E`	`Ctrl + E`	View recent files
`Ctrl + Shift + A`	`Ctrl + Shift + A`	Find and run commands
`Ctrl + N`	`Ctrl + N`	Navigate to class
`Ctrl + Shift + N`	`Ctrl + Shift + N`	Navigate to file
`Alt + F7`	`Alt + F7`	Find usages of symbol
`Ctrl + F12`	`Ctrl + F12`	Show file structure

Editing Code #

Command/Option	Example	Description
`Ctrl + C`	`Ctrl + C`	Copy selected text
`Ctrl + X`	`Ctrl + X`	Cut selected text
`Ctrl + V`	`Ctrl + V`	Paste text
`Ctrl + Z`	`Ctrl + Z`	Undo
`Ctrl + Shift + Z`	`Ctrl + Shift + Z`	Redo
`Ctrl + D`	`Ctrl + D`	Duplicate current line
`Ctrl + Y`	`Ctrl + Y`	Delete current line
`Ctrl + /`	`Ctrl + /`	Toggle line comment
`Ctrl + Shift + /`	`Ctrl + Shift + /`	Toggle block comment

Searching and Replacing #

Command/Option	Example	Description
`Ctrl + F`	`Ctrl + F search_term`	Find text in the file
`Ctrl + R`	`Ctrl + R old_text`	Replace text in the file
`Ctrl + Shift + F`	`Ctrl + Shift + F`	Find text in the project
`Ctrl + Shift + R`	`Ctrl + Shift + R`	Replace text in the project

File Management #

Command/Option	Example	Description
`Ctrl + N`	`Ctrl + N`	New file
`Ctrl + S`	`Ctrl + S`	Save file
`Ctrl + Shift + S`	`Ctrl + Shift + S`	Save all files
`Ctrl + W`	`Ctrl + W`	Close current file
`Ctrl + Shift + T`	`Ctrl + Shift + T`	Reopen closed file
`Alt + Insert`	`Alt + Insert`	Generate code (e.g., getters, setters)

Integrated Terminal #

Command/Option	Example	Description
`Alt + F12`	`Alt + F12`	Open/close terminal
`Ctrl + Shift + F12`	`Ctrl + Shift + F12`	Toggle maximized editor and tool windows
`Ctrl + Shift + V`	`Ctrl + Shift + V`	Paste from history

Debugging #

Command/Option	Example	Description
`Shift + F9`	`Shift + F9`	Start debugging
`F8`	`F8`	Step over
`F7`	`F7`	Step into
`Shift + F8`	`Shift + F8`	Step out
`Ctrl + F8`	`Ctrl + F8`	Toggle breakpoint
`Ctrl + Shift + F8`	`Ctrl + Shift + F8`	View breakpoints

Project Management #

Command/Option	Example	Description
`Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S`	`Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S`	Open Project Structure dialog
`Ctrl + Alt + F7`	`Ctrl + Alt + F7`	Show usages in the project
`Alt + 1`	`Alt + 1`	Toggle project view

Miscellaneous #

Command/Option	Example	Description
`Ctrl + Shift + A`	`Ctrl + Shift + A`	Find action
`Ctrl + Alt + L`	`Ctrl + Alt + L`	Reformat code
`Ctrl + Shift + F10`	`Ctrl + Shift + F10`	Run context configuration
`Ctrl + Shift + E`	`Ctrl + Shift + E`	View recent files

This cheatsheet covers the essential PyCharm commands and options to help you navigate, edit, and manage your code efficiently in PyCharm.