Hidden features of PyCharm [closed]

Solution 1:

As the lead developer of PyCharm, I can tell you that we don't usually hide features in random places, and there are a few reliable ways to discover most of them.

• Try Ctrl-clicking on everything (methods, functions, template tag names and parameters, etc.)
• If Ctrl-clicking works, usually so does completion (Ctrl-Space), rename (Shift-F6) and Find Usages (Alt-F7)
• Look through the menus and try out the actions that seem interesting
• Look at Settings | Inspections to configure the warnings which can be highlighted by PyCharm, and note that many of the inspections have quickfixes to correct the problems automatically
• Read the blog and try out the features highlighted there.

Solution 2:

I have recently discovered an option (I think it's off by default):

Surround selection on typing quote or brace

Basically if you can quickly make a string from anything, just press Ctrl-W to select and then type quote. Awesome :)

PS: To enable this use settings search function, search for: surround

Solution 3:

I like ctrl-w, the select block function. I've never ran across this before I think it's great to be able to select a function/if block by just pressing ctrl-w a couple of times.