So far in this book, we have only covered high-level ideas for using PyCharm and developing Python projects within it. In this chapter, we are going to take a closer look at the editor and its various functionalities for Python development.
Specifically, this chapter serves as a comprehensive compilation of features in PyCharm that facilitate faster and more accurate programming. These features include linting, code completion, refactoring, documentation, and so on. This chapter will offer you a practical understanding of the preceding programming practices. Additionally, you will also learn how to incorporate those practices into your projects and even automate them with the help of PyCharm.
The following topics will be covered in this chapter:
- Real-time code inspection and fixes
- Various code-completion support features in PyCharm and how to leverage them to work faster and make your code more readable as well as accurate
- The concept of refactoring in programming, why it is important to refactor your code, and how to do that in PyCharm
- The details of making documentation in programming and the various options for viewing and creating documentation for your PyCharm projects