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PyCharm Development

There are two levels of PyCharm development. It's probably best to start with the Python code that runs in all versions of the Live Coding in Python project as well as the Python tests. The second level is to work on the Java code of the PyCharm extension. For either level, you'll need IntelliJ IDEA, and follow the plugin development guidelines. You'll also need the git download instructions if you don't already have it.

If you're trying to find the Java code for some feature of PyCharm, put a breakpoint in ActionUtil.performDumbAwareWithCallbacks(), then use the feature and step through the code after the breakpoint.

Running from Source Code

  1. Download and install IntelliJ IDEA, then open the live-py-plugin project. Wait a while for IDEA to download all the tools for the Gradle project.
  2. Install the Python plugin. It will probably prompt you when you open the project. Note that there's a full version of the Python plugin for IDEA Ultimate and community edition for IDEA Community Edition.
  3. You might have to add a Python SDK as well. One good way to get a useful Python configuration is to run tox in the live-py-plugin folder. Then configure a Python SDK using live-py-plugin/.tox/py36/bin/python3.6, for example.
  4. If the Gradle window isn't already open, from the Help menu, choose Find Action... and search for Gradle with the elephant icon. Click on it to open the Gradle window.
  5. In the Gradle window, double-click on livepy: Tasks: intellij: runIde to launch a second copy with your plugin. It will prompt you to set up a new project.
  6. In the new project, create a .py file. Then install the Python plugin when it prompts you. That will make you restart IDEA.
  7. Configure a Python SDK in the new project. It's in the File menu under Project Structure.

Once you've got everything working with the current IDEA version selected in build.gradle.kts, you might want to use different versions to reproduce a bug or test compatibility with new features. To do that, find the exact build number you want to use. Start with the IDEA build number ranges, then go to the IDEA source code, and filter the tag names for the release you want. Finally, go to the Python plugin page, and find which version is compatible with the IDEA version you want. Remember the Python plugin has a full version and a community edition to go with the two types of IDEA release.

Publish a new release for the PyCharm plugin

  1. Check that all the Python unit tests pass, by running tox.
  2. Update the version number in about.py and pycharm/build.gradle.kts, and the change notes in pycharm/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml. Keep the version in sync with html/meta.yaml.
  3. Run the runPluginVerifier and buildPlugin Gradle tasks. You should get a livepy-X.Y.Z.zip file for the new version under pycharm/build/distributions.
  4. Install the new plugin zip file into your IntelliJ or PyCharm. Sometimes it behaves differently as a zip file. From the File menu, choose Settings....
  5. Navigate down to the plugins section, click on the gear icon at the top, and choose Install plugin from disk... from the menu.
  6. Select the zip file you just created, and click the Restart button.
  7. Once it restarts, open a Python file, and check that live coding works.
  8. Commit the version number changes, push, and create a release on GitHub. (Finish the other releases before marking the release on GitHub, if you're releasing more.)
  9. Upload the zip file to the plugin repository by clicking the Update plugin button on the plugin page.