Python language support

Supported versions

• Python 2: version 2.7

• Python 3: from the version 3.6 up to the version 3.10

• PEP 604 – Allow writing union types as X | Y
• PEP 613 – Explicit Type Aliases
• PEP 634 – Structural Pattern Matching: Specification
• PEP 635 – Structural Pattern Matching: Motivation and Rationale
• PEP 636 – Structural Pattern Matching: Tutorial

• PEP 585 – Type Hinting Generics In Standard Collections
• PEP 593 – Flexible function and variable annotations
• PEP 614 – Relaxing Grammar Restrictions On Decorators

• PEP-570 – Python Positional-Only Parameters
• PEP-572 – Assignment Expressions
• PEP-586 – Literal Types
• PEP-589 – TypedDict: Type Hints for Dictionaries with a Fixed Set of Keys
• PEP-591 – Adding a final qualifier to typing
• Python bug tracker task #36817 – Support = expressions in f-strings

Python support in IntelliJ IDEA

IntelliJ IDEA provides the following features to help working with Python:

• Dedicated module type.

• Ability to configure interpreters..

• Python console.

• Run/debug configurations for Python, and Python remote debug.

• Code insight

• Code inspections.

• Intention actions.

• Code completion and resolve.

• Built-in code formatter and separate set of Python code style settings.

• Find usages in Python code.

• Testing frameworks.

• Quick documentation.

• Recognizing Python documentation comments.

• Configuring Python debugger.

• UML Class diagram for Python classes.