Import Github repository to PyCharm

Question

I currently have a github repository cloned to my Desktop. I want to import it as a new Project in PyCharm.

Is this as simple as moving the repo under the "PyCharmProjects" folder or do I need to import it through some PyCharm feature?

Also is there a way to import a Github repository to PyCharm directly from Github (e.g. it isn't cloned to my local machine)?

I have the PyCharm Community Edition 2016.3

Answer 1

In PyCharm version 2021.2 the menu item "VCS" does not exist anymore. Instead go to Git > Clone ... and then you'll reach the window, where you can enter the URL of your repository.

Answer 2

You don't even need to move it. Simply select "Open directory" and point to the cloned repository.

You can perform a GitHub checkout directly from PyCharm (VCS | Checkout from Version Control | GitHub), but it will have the same effect: it will ask you where to clone the repository, clone it locally, and then open it as a project.

Answer 3

Use the menu, if you don't know how to get to the welcome screen:

VCS -> Get from Version Control...

Answer 4

I want to show 2-step solution for PyCharm 2020

1- From the welcome screen, select Get from version control

2- Type URL on the box

Thats it!

Answer 5

Another popular way on mac is to simply drag the cloned repository onto the PyCharm icon in the dock.