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MASTERING PYCHARM

You're reading from   MASTERING PYCHARM Use PyCharm with fluid efficiency to write idiomatic python code

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2015
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ISBN-13 9781783551316
Length 232 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Nafiul Islam Nafiul Islam
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Micro

Micro deals with getting places within a file. These tools are perhaps what I end up using the most in my development.

The Structure panel

The Structure panel gives you a bird's eye view of the file that you are currently have your cursor on. This panel is indispensable when trying to understand a project that one is not familiar with.

The Structure panel

The yellow arrow indicates the option to show inherited fields and methods. The red arrow indicates the option to show field names, meaning that, if it is turned off, you will only see properties and methods. The orange arrow indicates the option to scroll to and from the source. If both are turned on (scroll to and scroll from), where your cursor is will be synchronized with whatever method, field, or property is highlighted in the structure panel. Inherited fields are grayed out in the display.

Ace Jump

This is my favorite navigation plugin, and was made by John Lindquist who is a developer at JetBrains (creators of PyCharm). Ace Jump is inspired...

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