How to Install and Use Useful PyCharm Plugins for Python Development
This guide explains step‑by‑step how to install PyCharm plugins, introduces ten recommended extensions—including Material Theme UI Lite, Chinese Language Pack, Statistic, Json Parser, Tabnine, Rainbow Brackets, Indent Rainbow, Rainbow CSV, CodeGlance, and ignore—and describes their features for enhancing Python development productivity.
First, open PyCharm → Preferences → Plugins , type the desired plugin name in the search box, locate the plugin, click install , and restart PyCharm to complete the installation.
Plugin introductions:
1. Material Theme UI Lite – Provides multiple UI themes for PyCharm. Set it via the same Preferences → Plugins menu.
2. Chinese (Simplified) Language Pack – Adds Chinese localization to the IDE.
3. Statistic – Shows overall code statistics, including file counts and line numbers; refresh via the Statistic panel.
4. Json Parser – Validates and formats JSON strings.
5. Tabnine (highly recommended) – AI‑driven code completion that predicts the next code snippet.
6. Rainbow Brackets (recommended) – Colors matching brackets for easier navigation across many languages.
7. Indent Rainbow (recommended) – Colors indentation levels to visualize code structure.
8. Rainbow CSV (recommended) – Provides syntax validation, highlighting, and customizable colors for CSV/TSV/PSV files.
9. CodeGlance (recommended) – Adds a minimap on the right side of the IDE for quick navigation.
10. ignore – Supplies templates for .ignore files to exclude unnecessary files from version control, e.g., Git for Python projects.
ignore can be added via the IDE’s new file menu.
These plugins collectively enhance code readability, navigation, styling, and productivity for Python developers using PyCharm.
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