How to disable PyCharm from automatically updating Python interpreter on startup

Question

It seems that PyCharm always updates the connected Python interpreter on startup and also scans and updates all packages if needed. For me this means whenever I open PyCharm there will be updating processes running in background and I have to wait sometimes for as good as a whole minute, which I find quite annoying.

So the question is: does there exist any way to disable this automatic update mechanism? It would be best if I can manually update Python interpreter and the packages only if I want to.

Answer 1

You can manually update the package and change the interpreter settings by following either of the two ways:-

Method-1: you have to go to the edit configuration button situated at the topmost right screen of your pycharm window and after clicking on it select the interpreter you want from the list.

Method-2: Go to system settings (in Windows) or system preferences (in mac) and then select a project interpreter from the dropdown menu. From there, you can change interpreter settings as well as install packages from the '+' sign.

Answer 2

From https://www.jetbrains.com/help/pycharm/update.html#standalone:

Disable automatic update checks In the Settings/Preferences dialog Ctrl+Alt+S, select Appearance and Behavior | System Settings | Updates.

Clear the Automatically check updates for checkbox.