pycharm.md

To run the mantidtotalscattering script with PyCharm, you will need to:

1. Setup the project configuration
2. Setup the test/run configuration

Project configuration

• Go to project settings (File > Settings or Ctrl+Alt+S)
• In Project Interpreter add Mantid Python:
  • Select show all from the drop down menu
  • Click the + button
  • Click the ... for the Base interepreter and navigate to git/mantid/external/src/ThirdParty/lib/python2.7/python.exe
• In Project Structure add the mantid source:
  • Click + Add Content Root
  • Navigate to build/mantid/bin/Debug
  • Click Apply

Test configuration

• Create a new configuration (using the configurations drop down menu in the top right and clicking Edit Configurations...)
• Click + in the top left
• Python tests > pytest
  • Name the test something sensible in the top box
  • Check Script path
  • Click the folder symbol in the right on the input field and navigate to the test you want to run
  • Add the follwoing environment variables (ensure to keep the semi colons)
    • PATH :
      • <path-to-build>/bin/Debug;
      • <path-to-git>/external/src/ThirdParty/bin;
      • <path-to-git>/external/src/ThirdParty/lib/qt4/bin;
      • <path-to-git>/external/src/ThirdParty/lib/qt5/bin;%PATH%
  • Ensure that the Python interpreter is the mantid interpreter we define in Project Configuration above.