Bundled plugins and JetBrains Marketplace

There have been several cases throughout the book where I pointed out useful plugins. I just couldn’t wait, and the plugins I showed you were either highly relevant to the particular chapter in play or just really cool and exciting. In the interest of being a responsible PyCharm mentor, I will collect myself, contain my enthusiasm (as much as I can), and pretend that you skipped immediately to this chapter, which might just be the best chapter in the book. Or not, you decide.

A great many features throughout JetBrains IDE products are built as plugins. You’re going to encounter two types of plugins: plugins made by JetBrains, and third-party plugins available in JetBrains Marketplace. Many plugins made by JetBrains are bundled in the various IDEs they make, but some have to be added or activated. Let’s start by exploring the Plugins panel available in the IDE’s settings.

The plugins window

There are several...