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Pycharm to GitHub Connection

This section will guide you through the process of connecting PyCharm to your GitHub account, enabling seamless interaction with GitHub repositories directly from the PyCharm IDE.

Steps for Connecting GitHub with PyCharm

  1. Go to github.com and log in to your account, then navigate to Personal Access Tokens by clicking on your profile picture in the top-right corner, selecting Settings from the dropdown menu, select Developer Settings in the left sidebar, click on Personal access tokens, and then click Tokens(classic).

    Token Setting

  2. Click on the Generate new token button, select the scopes (permissions) needed for the token, and then click on Generate token.

    GitHub Token

    Save your token now because it will be shown only once.

    GitHub Token

    Always store your GitHub token securely to prevent unauthorized access to your repositories.

  3. Launch PyCharm on your computer.

  4. Click the File menu, then click Settings.

  5. In the Preferences window, locate the search bar in the top left corner, enter GitHub into the search bar.

    PyCharmSetting

  6. Provide your GitHub token in the GitHub settings within PyCharm.

    GitHub Token

  7. Check for your GitHub avatar in the list of accounts within PyCharm, this confirms that PyCharm is connected to your GitHub account.

    Success

    Now you have connected your GitHub account to PyCharm.

  8. Click the File menu, then choose New Project from the drop-down menu. Click the Get from VCS button in the top right corner.

  9. Enter the repository URL, choose directory, and then click Clone

    Clone from GitHub

  10. Make changes to your project in PyCharm, push the changes to your GitHub repository.

  11. Check the code in your GitHub repository and verify that the changes are updated.

Conclusion

By the end of this section, you will have successfully learned the following:

How to generate a GitHub token

How to connect PyCharm to your GitHub account

How to clone a repository from GitHub to your PyCharm

How to push changes to your GitHub repo

Great job! 😊 You can now clone repositories, push changes, and interact with GitHub repositories with ease.