PyCharm Concepts

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Python Interpreter

https://www.jetbrains.com/help/pycharm/configuring-python-interpreter.html

PyCharm needs at least one Python interpreter. It can be chosen from the system interpreter

System Interpreter

A system interpreter is the interpreter that comes with the Python installation on the system. The system interpreter can be used solely for all Python scripts or as a base interpreter for the Python virtual environments.

Virtual Environment

A virtual environment consists of a base interpreter and installed packages. It manages settings and dependencies of a particular project, regardless of other Python projects. Several types of virtual environments are available: Virtualenv, Pipenv, Poetry and Conda.

Virtualenv

https://www.jetbrains.com/help/pycharm/creating-virtual-environment.html

https://virtualenv.pypa.io/en/latest/index.html

virtualenv is a tool to create isolated Python environments. virtualenv is bundled in PyCharm, which uses it to create a project-specific virtual environment. For Python 3.3+, the built-in venv module is used, instead of virtualenv

Pipenv

https://www.jetbrains.com/help/pycharm/pipenv.html

Pipenv is another tool that provides all necessary means to create a virtual environment for a Python project. It automatically manages project packages through the Pipfile file as you install or uninstall packages.

Poetry

https://www.jetbrains.com/help/pycharm/poetry.html

https://python-poetry.org

Poetry is a tool that facilitates creating a Python virtual environment based on the project dependencies. You can declare the libraries your project depends on, and Poetry will install and update them for you.

Conda

https://www.jetbrains.com/help/pycharm/conda-support-creating-conda-virtual-environment.html

Conda