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buoyant shale Jul 29, 2025, 9:21 AM

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Hi,i recently wanted to try out pycharm but, for some reason it didn't load the base interpreter,its quite annoying and im not sure how to fix it,im on windows 11 by the way.

Thanks for reading and i'd be grateful if anybody could help!

clear auroraBOT Jul 29, 2025, 9:21 AM

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buoyant shale Hi,i recently wanted to try out pycharm but, for some reason it didn't load the...

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novel wraith Jul 29, 2025, 9:23 AM

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buoyant shale Hi,i recently wanted to try out pycharm but, for some reason it didn't load the...

How new are u to python

buoyant shale Jul 29, 2025, 9:23 AM

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novel wraith How new are u to python

not that new to be honest,been doing everything on idle for about a year-ish

novel wraith Jul 29, 2025, 9:25 AM

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buoyant shale not that new to be honest,been doing everything on idle for about a year-ish

Im suggest u go to thonny or vsc but if u really want pycharm then u need to manually set interpreter path cause it cant find it for watever reason

buoyant shale Jul 29, 2025, 9:25 AM

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novel wraith Im suggest u go to thonny or vsc but if u really want pycharm then u need to man...

i have,but nothing happens

steep aspen Jul 29, 2025, 9:25 AM

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can you elaborate a bit more?

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this sounds like "it doesn't work" without any further details

buoyant shale Jul 29, 2025, 9:26 AM

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steep aspen can you elaborate a bit more?

well one sec,let me reinstall it again and show screenshots

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see no interpeter is loading,and whenver i go to: C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python313\python.exe nothing happens

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(i presume C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python313\python.exe is where i should go)

buoyant shale Jul 29, 2025, 9:51 AM

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@steep aspen

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@novel wraith

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sorry for dm its been like 20 mins

steep aspen Jul 29, 2025, 9:52 AM

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you have no interpreters set up? you should add one

buoyant shale Jul 29, 2025, 9:52 AM

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how?

steep aspen Jul 29, 2025, 9:53 AM

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well, there is a dropdown for the Python version field, yes?

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in which you can manage interpreters

buoyant shale Jul 29, 2025, 9:54 AM

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theres nothing in the field

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even when i scroll down

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theres literally nothing in the drop down box

steep aspen Jul 29, 2025, 9:55 AM

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ok so if you click on the folder icon and select python.exe from that Python313 folder, nothing appears?

buoyant shale Jul 29, 2025, 9:55 AM

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yup

steep aspen Jul 29, 2025, 9:56 AM

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let's try something else

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go to settings -> Python -> Interpreter

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(exit the new project dialog)

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if you click on "Add interpreter"

buoyant shale Jul 29, 2025, 9:56 AM

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btw heres what happens: https://youtu.be/Fvu2jyG2lp4

YouTube

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Screen Recording 2025 07 25 160615

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k 1 sec

steep aspen Jul 29, 2025, 9:57 AM

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which pycharm version is this btw

buoyant shale Jul 29, 2025, 9:57 AM

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PyCharm 2025.1.3.1

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i think its the latest

steep aspen Jul 29, 2025, 9:59 AM

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how did you install Python? just checking all the different angles here

buoyant shale Jul 29, 2025, 10:00 AM

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exactly this: https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3135/

Python.org

Python Release Python 3.13.5

The official home of the Python Programming Language

steep aspen Jul 29, 2025, 10:00 AM

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ok, are you in the Python interpreter settings now?

buoyant shale Jul 29, 2025, 10:01 AM

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yes

steep aspen Jul 29, 2025, 10:02 AM

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if you click "Add interpreter" and then choose the Python313\python.exe you have, what happens?

buoyant shale Jul 29, 2025, 10:02 AM

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shows this :

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btw nothing still happens

steep aspen Jul 29, 2025, 10:03 AM

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choose "select existing"

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and then point it to the path for python.exe

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do you have an existing virtualenv in that .venv folder?

buoyant shale Jul 29, 2025, 10:04 AM

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nothing happens when i click python.exe

buoyant shale Jul 29, 2025, 10:04 AM

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steep aspen do you have an existing virtualenv in that `.venv` folder?

idrk

steep aspen Jul 29, 2025, 10:05 AM

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could you send me your idea.log?

buoyant shale Jul 29, 2025, 10:05 AM

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how do you do that/

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*?

steep aspen Jul 29, 2025, 10:05 AM

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help menu -> Collect logs and diagnostic data

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or you can just do "Show log in explorer"

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that's really the log I wanted to see

buoyant shale Jul 29, 2025, 10:07 AM

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this thing?:

steep aspen Jul 29, 2025, 10:08 AM

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maybe just "Show log in explorer"

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it shows you the location of idea.log

buoyant shale Jul 29, 2025, 10:09 AM

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ok wait sorry if im dumb where do i go : P

steep aspen Jul 29, 2025, 10:09 AM

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can you locate the Help menu?

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click on the hamburger icon at the top left

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then go to the help menu

buoyant shale Jul 29, 2025, 10:10 AM

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i dont see a help menu

steep aspen Jul 29, 2025, 10:11 AM

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what is the right-most menu in your screenshot?

buoyant shale Jul 29, 2025, 10:11 AM

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the side bar or this?

steep aspen Jul 29, 2025, 10:12 AM

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not the side bar, the menu bar

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in your previous screenshot

buoyant shale Jul 29, 2025, 10:13 AM

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buoyant shale i dont see a help menu

so the right most menu in this screenshot?

steep aspen Jul 29, 2025, 10:13 AM

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yes, what is that called?

buoyant shale Jul 29, 2025, 10:14 AM

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probably the side bar or something

steep aspen Jul 29, 2025, 10:15 AM

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...

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do you not see menus named "File", "Edit" etc in your previous screenshot?

buoyant shale Jul 29, 2025, 10:15 AM

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steep aspen ...

idk what you mean 😭

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yes i see that

steep aspen Jul 29, 2025, 10:16 AM

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so if you go to the rightmost menu, what is that menu?

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if the leftmost menu is "File"

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buoyant shale Jul 29, 2025, 10:17 AM

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oh i see

steep aspen Jul 29, 2025, 10:17 AM

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do you still not see it

buoyant shale Jul 29, 2025, 10:17 AM

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buoyant shale Jul 29, 2025, 10:17 AM

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steep aspen do you still not see it

nah i got it now,sorry for being slow

steep aspen Jul 29, 2025, 10:17 AM

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now click "Show Log in Explorer"

buoyant shale Jul 29, 2025, 10:18 AM

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📎 idea.log

clear auroraBOT Jul 29, 2025, 10:18 AM

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buoyant shale

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steep aspen Jul 29, 2025, 10:18 AM

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ok, let's see

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it would seem that you have other versions of Python installed too

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and not through official packages

buoyant shale Jul 29, 2025, 10:21 AM

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steep aspen and not through official packages

so i should delete them?

steep aspen Jul 29, 2025, 10:21 AM

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yes please

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although this shouldn't be happening, I'm seeing errors in the logs related to them

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I also see:
2025-07-29 11:02:39,876 [1817255] INFO - STDERR - Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.nio.file.InvalidPathException: Illegal char <"> at index 0: "C:\msys64\mingw64\bin

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I wonder where this is coming from

buoyant shale Jul 29, 2025, 10:22 AM

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idk how to delete other versions of python

steep aspen Jul 29, 2025, 10:22 AM

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like how do you normally uninstall apps on Windows

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as for the unofficialPython 3.12 you have there, you probably installed it through Windows store

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so maybe that's where you can also remove it

buoyant shale Jul 29, 2025, 10:24 AM

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could i just go to appwiz.cpl?

steep aspen Jul 29, 2025, 10:25 AM

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not sure what that is

buoyant shale Jul 29, 2025, 10:25 AM

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uninstall apps

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windows + r and type in appwiz.cpl

steep aspen Jul 29, 2025, 10:27 AM

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yeh, so maybe there you can uninstall it

buoyant shale Jul 29, 2025, 10:27 AM

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i only see one python,and its the latest one

steep aspen Jul 29, 2025, 10:31 AM

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what about windows store?

buoyant shale Jul 29, 2025, 10:32 AM

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i have none of them installed

steep aspen Jul 29, 2025, 10:35 AM

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does the path to Python 3.12 I showed you exist on your file system?

buoyant shale Jul 29, 2025, 10:36 AM

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this? 2025-07-29 11:02:39,876 [1817255] INFO - STDERR - Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.nio.file.InvalidPathException: Illegal char <"> at index 0: "C:\msys64\mingw64\bin

steep aspen Jul 29, 2025, 10:42 AM

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no

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I pasted you another line from your logs earlier

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or did I

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2025-07-23 12:35:42,455 [  43463]   INFO - #c.i.p.c.s.s.SystemPythonServiceImpl$findSystemPythons$2 - Skipping C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.12_3.12.2800.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\python.exe : java.io.IOException: Cannot run program "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.12_3.12.2800.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\python.exe": CreateProcess error=5, Access is denied

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I wonder where this is coming from

buoyant shale Jul 29, 2025, 10:47 AM

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sorry for being afk

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well im not on an adminstrator account

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but i do know the password

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hello?

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@steep aspen

steep aspen Jul 29, 2025, 11:00 AM

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what's this about administrator accounts

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I just want to know if that path exists or not

buoyant shale Jul 29, 2025, 11:01 AM

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it says at the end Access is denied

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lemme check the path

steep aspen Jul 29, 2025, 11:01 AM

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could this be Windows Defender or another antivirus messing with your IDE?

buoyant shale Jul 29, 2025, 11:01 AM

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the path does exist

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most my anti viruses are turned off

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it could be adminstrator,as there are 4 other accounts,and 2 of them are adminstrator while im a lower level

steep aspen Jul 29, 2025, 11:04 AM

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it might be good to report this issue on Youtrack

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provide as much logs and information and you can, and include this screenshot

buoyant shale Jul 29, 2025, 11:04 AM

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alright

steep aspen Jul 29, 2025, 11:04 AM

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and prepare to answer further questions when asked there

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and by screenshot I meant the screencast you posted earlier

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if your account has lower privileges than expected, it might affect the outcome here

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but even then there should at least be some kind of error, not just wrong behavior

buoyant shale Jul 29, 2025, 11:06 AM

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wait can you sho me which screenshot you mean?

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the yt vid?

steep aspen Jul 29, 2025, 11:06 AM

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that, yes

buoyant shale Jul 29, 2025, 11:07 AM

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ok do you want me to close it now?

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@steep aspen

steep aspen Jul 29, 2025, 11:08 AM

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close what

buoyant shale Jul 29, 2025, 11:10 AM

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this thread

steep aspen Jul 29, 2025, 11:10 AM

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could you paste me the YT link of the issue you created?

buoyant shale Jul 29, 2025, 11:14 AM

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fvu2jyG2lp4&ab_channel=Centsicles

YouTube

Centsicles

Screen Recording 2025 07 25 160615

Pycharm doesn't work for me!

▶ Play video

steep aspen Jul 29, 2025, 11:15 AM

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that's not a YouTrack link

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ah, I see the confusion

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did you create an issue on YouTrack?

buoyant shale Jul 29, 2025, 11:15 AM

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noe

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*nope

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i'll make one

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wait how do i make one

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it just puts me here

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https://youtrack-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us

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ah nvm im guessing community forums?

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@steep aspen

steep aspen Jul 29, 2025, 11:17 AM

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https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/

buoyant shale Jul 29, 2025, 11:18 AM

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ah ty

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https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/PY-82930/Pycharm-cant-find-interpeter

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@steep aspen

steep aspen Jul 29, 2025, 11:23 AM

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thanks

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you can close this now

buoyant shale Jul 29, 2025, 11:23 AM

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k thanks for helping me

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!close

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