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PyCharm shows wrong project layout after update

Today after an update to PyCharm 2021.2.2 I found that some projects in my workspace were messed up, for example I see this:

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Instead of this, that I was seeing before PyCharm update:

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Is there any way to fix this?

Solution

  • (Answering my own question so as to save time for users facing the same issue.)

    EDIT: found a more stable and faster solution.

    In PyCharm > Settings > Project Structure, select the project and remove the useless "Content Roots" at the right on the screen.

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    Old solution for reference:

    • Close PyCharm.
    • Open the faulty project's <root>/.idea/<project>.iml and remove all XML entries that refer to content outside the project:

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    • Save the file and reopen PyCharm. The project displays normally again.