Marking a directory as a source root in CLion

Question

In PyCharm, we can mark a directory as a source root. How can I do the same in CLion? I'm trying to get CLion to recognize my python import statements.

Answer 1

It turns out that for some reason the "Mark Directory as" option will only present itself in CLion if a CMakeLists.txt file exists. By adding a barebones cmake file, the "Mark Directory as" option became available, and I was able to use that interface to mark directories as a source root. See here for details.