Technical requirements
To be successful in this chapter, you will need the following:
- A computer. Just in case you missed this particular gag in Chapter 1, I pride myself on being complete and leaving nothing to chance! The computer should meet the following system requirements for PyCharm:
- 64-bit versions of Microsoft Windows 8 or higher, macOS 10.14 or higher, or Linux running GNOME or KDE desktop.
- The official system requirements list 4 GB RAM as the minimum and 8 GB as recommended. If you intend to do non-trivial work, and you’re thinking about specs on a new computer, I wouldn’t buy less than 16 GB RAM, and I’d prefer 32 GB. The lighter specs are just those needed to run PyCharm. Most developers run more than the IDE.
- 2.5 GB hard disk space; SSD recommended. Again, that’s PyCharm’s low-end recommendation. If you’re shopping, get an NVMe drive rather than an SSD. The performance is usually 10x greater and the cost is easily affordable...