How to surround selected text in PyCharm like with Sublime Text
I think you want something like
Settings | Editor | General | Smart Keys -> Surround selection on typing quote or brace
PyCharm 4.0 has the option to Surround With..., by selecting your code snippet and pressing
ctrl + alt + T
or on Mac: ⌥ + ⌘ + T
Option 1 should provide you with the functionality you are looking for:
Windows: open pycharm and select file, settings, Editor, Smart Keys, in the list you will check "Surround selection on typing quote or brace", then apply. enter image description here
Image of pycharm location of smart keys