To work with your Python code in IntelliJIDEA, you need to configure at least one interpreter. A system interpreter is the one that comes with your Python installation. You can use it solely for all Python scripts or take it as a base interpreter for Python virtual environments.
Configure a system interpreter
Ensure that you have downloaded and installed Python on your computer.
- Installing Python on Windows from Microsoft Store
If you are on Windows, you can download Python from the Microsoft Store and install it as a Python interpreter. Once the Python application is downloaded from the Microsoft Store, it becomes available in the list of the Python executables.
Note that interpreters added from the Microsoft Store installations come with some limitations. Because of restrictions on Microsoft Store apps, Python scripts may not have full write access to shared locations such as
TEMPand the registry.
Navigate to File | Project Structure or press Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S.
In the Project Structure dialog, select SDKs under the Platform Settings section, click
, and choose Add Python SDK from the popup menu. In the left-hand pane of the Add Python Interpreter dialog, select System Interpreter.
In the Interpreter drop-down, select one of the Python interpreters that have been installed in your system, or click
and in the Select Python Interpreter dialog that opens, choose the desired Python executable.You will need admin privileges to install, remove, and upgrade packages for the system interpreter. When attempting to install an interpreter package through an intention action, you might receive the following error message:
As prompted, consider using a virtual environment for your project.
Click OK to complete the task.
, and choose 
and in the 
For any of the configured Python interpreters (but Docker-based), you can:
Last modified: 19 March 2024
