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Using PyCharm with your Virtual environment

After successfully creating your own Python environment, you can use it in your PyCharm projects.

The first step is to start PyCharm. Start a MASSIVE desktop session

and select PyCharm from the menu.

1. Once PyCharm is up and running, select File, New Project.

2. You will be presented with the Create Project window. Click on the arrow next to ‘Project Interpreter’

3. Select ‘Existing interpreter’ and click the ‘browse’ icon.

4. Browse to the location where you created your virtual environment, enter the ‘bin’ folder, then select the ‘python’ executable. Click OK.

5. Click OK.

6. Back on the Create Project window, enter the new project name. Click OK. You now have a PyCharm project setup using your new virtual environment.