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select content between paired brace in pyCharm or any IDE

I just wonder is there any shortcut to select content in the paired brace instead by selecting them manually in pyCharm or any other IDE? For example,

I want to select

np.mean((predicted == validation).astype(float))

from

print('\n Accuracy:' + str(100*np.mean((predicted == validation).astype(float))) + '%')

So I do not have paired everything and verify it by myself.

Solution

  • You can use extending selection Ctrl + W. Place the cursor inside and repeat pressing until everything you want is selected. To shrink the selection use Ctrl + Shift + W.

    For your example extending selection will work as follows if you place cursor on predicted:

    predicted
predicted == validation
(predicted == validation)
(predicted == validation).astype
(predicted == validation).astype(float)
((predicted == validation).astype(float))
np.mean((predicted == validation).astype(float))

    If you place it on mean, it goes as follows:

    mean
np.mean
np.mean((predicted == validation).astype(float))

    Experiment to get a feeling for it.

    There is also smart selection with Ctrl + Alt + V, but this is explicit for refactoring. Try it and see if it is what you need. It will split the expression by creating a new variable, assigning the selected expression to it and use the variable in the outer expression. So if I use it for your expression selecting your part it will refactor it to:

    mean = np.mean((predicted == validation).astype(float))
print('\n Accuracy:' + str(100* mean) + '%')