Open files from the command line - PyCharm Last Updated : 23 Jul, 2025 Comments Improve Suggest changes 2 Likes Like Report PyCharm is one of the most popular Python-IDE developed by JetBrains and used for performing scripting in Python language. PyCharm provides some very useful features like Code completion and inspection, Debugging process, etc. In this article, we will see how we can open files from the command line in PyCharm. Open Files from the Command Line in PyCharmStep 1: Open PyCharmLaunch PyCharm on your computer. You can refer PyCharm Introduction to get an overview of it. Step 2: Open TerminalOpen the terminal of the PyCharm as shown in the figure below. Step 3: Navigate to your DirectoryNavigate to you directory with the help of commands. Some commonly used command for navigating directory are as follow: i) cd - Change directory. cd directory_name ii) ls - List files and directories in the current directory. ls iii) cd.. - change the current directory to the parent directory cd.. Step 4: Open fileOnce you reached in your desired directory just enter the file name in terminal and press "enter". The file will be open in the default editor. Note : You can change you default editor from the setting of "default apps". By this way we can easily navigate to the file and directory in the PyCharm with the help of command line. Comment L lokeshsingh7695 Follow 2 Improve L lokeshsingh7695 Follow 2 Improve Article Tags : Python Geeks Premier League Geeks Premier League 2023 Pycharm Explore Python FundamentalsPython Introduction 2 min read Input and Output in Python 4 min read Python Variables 5 min read Python Operators 4 min read Python Keywords 2 min read Python Data Types 8 min read Conditional Statements in Python 3 min read Loops in Python - For, While and Nested Loops 5 min read Python Functions 5 min read Recursion in Python 4 min read Python Lambda Functions 5 min read Python Data StructuresPython String 5 min read Python Lists 4 min read Python Tuples 4 min read Python Dictionary 3 min read Python Sets 6 min read Python Arrays 7 min read List Comprehension in Python 4 min read Advanced PythonPython OOP Concepts 11 min read Python Exception Handling 5 min read File Handling in Python 4 min read Python Database Tutorial 4 min read Python MongoDB Tutorial 2 min read Python MySQL 9 min read Python Packages 10 min read Python Modules 7 min read Python DSA Libraries 15 min read List of Python GUI Library and Packages 3 min read Data Science with PythonNumPy Tutorial - Python Library 3 min read Pandas Tutorial 4 min read Matplotlib Tutorial 5 min read Python Seaborn Tutorial 15+ min read StatsModel Library - Tutorial 3 min read Learning Model Building in Scikit-learn 8 min read TensorFlow Tutorial 2 min read PyTorch Tutorial 6 min read Web Development with PythonFlask Tutorial 8 min read Django Tutorial | Learn Django Framework 7 min read Django ORM - Inserting, Updating & Deleting Data 4 min read Templating With Jinja2 in Flask 6 min read Django Templates 5 min read Python | Build a REST API using Flask 3 min read How to Create a basic API using Django Rest Framework ? 4 min read Python PracticePython Quiz 1 min read Python Coding Practice 1 min read Python Interview Questions and Answers 15+ min read Like