The PyCharm console

The PyCharm console is another fundamental part of PyCharm. In essence, it's the Python REPL with autocompletion and variable watch (which we will get into later). Right now, let's take a look at what the console offers us:

The PyCharm console

You can of course invoke the same action from the Find Action and Search Everywhere search boxes. This opens up the following:

The PyCharm console

Most buttons are self-explanatory, except for the two indicated by the arrows. The first is what I like to call variable watch; in essence, this shows you all the variables in your console ...

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