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Is there a way to view parameter information in the PyCharm console?


When editing a file in PyCharm, once you've typed a class/method/function name and an opening bracket, a pop-up appears with the parameter information. You can press Ctrl+P to make it appear if it doesn't automatically.

However, this doesn't happen when working in a PyCharm Python Console; the parameter information doesn't appear automatically and Ctrl+P doesn't make it appear.

Is there a way to make this happen or a setting to turn it on? Or is it a limitation of the Python console?

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To be clear: I am asking about the "normal" console, not the IPython console.


I could well imagine it's a limitation of the Python console, except what's puzzling is that the console can do basic code completion with Ctrl+Space, which shows classes/methods/functions that are available in the namespace, including showing a preview of methods/function signatures:

PyCharm console autocomplete


Solution

  • It's a known issue, please vote for https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/PY-36610