PyCharm Setup Instructions

PyCharm is a Python IDE created by JetBrains.

Prerequisites

These instructions assume you have already installed:

• Python 2.7.
• Trusted Analytics Platform Python REST Client and required dependencies.
• PyCharm.

Trusted Analytics Platform should work with any version of PyCharm but these instructions were tested with PyCharm Community Edition 3.4.1.

Setup

1. Select New Project on PyCharm’s initial screen.
   1. Give your project a name, for example, “myproject”.
   2. Choose Python 2.7 as the Python Interpreter and choose the OK button.
      1. If Python 2.7 does not appear in the list you will need to configure a Python 2.7 interpreter.
         1. Choose the button that looks like a “gear”.
         2. Choose Add Local.
         3. Browse for your local Python 2.7 installation. On RedHat or CentOS this is probably /usr/bin/python.
         4. Choose the OK button.
2. Choose File ‣ Settings.
   1. Choose Project Structure.
   2. Choose Add Content Root and browse to the Trusted Analytics Platform Python REST Client libraries. On RedHat or CentOS these are found under ‘/usr/lib/trustedanalytics/rest-client/python’.
   3. Choose Apply button.
   4. Choose OK button.
3. Right click your project folder, for example, “myproject”, and select New ‣ Python File.
   1. In order to connect to the analytics instance in TAP follow instructions here