Video 2: Pycharm (page 2 of 3)

PyCharm allows us to create projects using any installed Python interpreter (quick start guide). PyCharm also allows us to create a project linked to a virtual interpreter. Virtual interpreters have the benefit of being able to install packages specifically for a project without modifying the system interpreter. This may reduce package version issue bugs if different projects require different versions of a package or library. However, virtual environments may also create a mess on your operating system if they are not managed correctly. Therefore, we will use the system interpreter in this course.

All PyCharm projects are folders. As a result, it is easy to navigate to all of the files contained in your project in PyCharm. The downside, however, is that it makes working with single Python files more difficult in PyCharm.