Run shell_plus through PyCharm?

Question

Is there a way for me to configure PyCharm to run shell_plus instead of the default shell?

I\'ve tried putting the text of the manage command in the \'Starting scr

Answer 1

I've been looking for a solution to the same problem, and I ended up here. I tried solutions proposed by others, but none of those appeared to solve this issue. So I decided to find another solution. This is what I came up with:

The code block below is the original Django Console starting script of PyCharm 2019.2:

import sys, django
print('Python %s on %s' % (sys.version, sys.platform))
print('Django %s' % django.get_version())
sys.path.extend([WORKING_DIR_AND_PYTHON_PATHS])
if 'setup' in dir(django):
    django.setup()
import django_manage_shell
django_manage_shell.run(PROJECT_ROOT)

Installing IPython and changing the last two lines as below gets it done in the most proper way:

from IPython.core.getipython import get_ipython
ipython = get_ipython()
from django_extensions.management.notebook_extension import load_ipython_extension
load_ipython_extension(ipython)

To make it work: open PyCharm settings (CTRL+S) and head to Django Console section. Then make changes in Starting script window and apply. Finally, start the new Python Console instance.