Can't see the Docker option under python Interpreter to connect remotely
I am using Mac OS and Community Edition of Pycharm. I have installed Docker plugin and while setting up docker as remote interpreter I am not able to see the option of Docker under Add Interpreter. I am not sure what is the problem.
I have also attached the screenshot for the reference where on the left hand side panel I am supposed to see the Docker option which I can't see.
Is docker is not supported for Community edition of Pycharm? Or is there any other problem?
I would appreciate if any one could help me with this.
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Hi,
Docker and Docker Compose support is part of PyCharm Professional as can be found in https://www.jetbrains.com/products/compare/?product=pycharm&product=pycharm-ce
We're having the same problem here. Would love a response to this issue. We have the docker plugin, we can connect to the docker service, see containers, but docker doesn't show up as an option for the python interpreters.
Davidparks21
Are you using PyCharm Professional? Could you please provide your Logs from **Help | Collect Logs and Diagnostic Data**?
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Hello, I have the same problem with Pycharm Community edition. Is adding docker as Python interpreter not possible using the Docker Plugin of Pycharm Community? Many Thanks in advance!
So please add PyCharm Professional as a paid plugin to all other ideas, i have a project that is running in docker and written in go and go is running a python script, Goland is not detecting my docker python env and PyCharm is not good with go
Yweing0720 As of now, the Python community edition plugin is available to IDEs such as GoLand, Rider, DataGrip, and RustRover - https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/7322-python-community-edition - Which is why you can't see you docker env by default
Other IDEs do have the PyCharm Professional features.
I have the same problem on the Professional edition. I have an existing interpreter that doesn't work (this was the reason why I found I couldn't add a new docker [compose] interpreter).
It happened after switching to 241.9959.30
UPD:
downgrading fixed the problem
Dmitry S it seems you need to enable the FTP/SFTP/WebDAV Connectivity plugin: https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/PY-71931
I've the same issue. 2025.1.1.1 version, and Pro license activated. Nothing under add interpreter section. I also enabled FTP/SFTP/WebDAV Connectibity plugin, too. It's weird that in year 2025 you can't add docker as interpreter in most used IDE.
UPDATE:
I followed steps below, and magically Docker options appeared under Add Intepreter:
→ Uninstalled, removed everything related to Pycharm. (at that moment 2025.1.1.1 was installed)
→ Downloaded 2023.3.7 version, configured Docker on my project.
→ After a couple of hours work, I again uninstalled and removed everything related to Pycharm 2023.3.7
→ Downloaded 2025.1.1.1 version again, installed it.
→ On Docker, and On Docker Compose options were there. I was be able to add it as interpreter without an issue.
Hi Ethemguener, would this article be of any use: SUPPORT-A-1908? Have you tried to enable all bundled plugins?
As a last resort, you might try the following steps:
Once the defaults are restored, you can re-import your exported settings if needed.
Hello Mikhail Tarabrikov ,
Yes, I actually tried to enable all bundled plugins, the ones mentioned in the support link you shared. I tried everything I found. It didn't work.
But something weird happened. I downgraded to 2023.3.7 so I can continue my work. After a couple of hours I decided to upgrade again, and not using Docker on my local till this issue fixed. After upgrading back to 2025.1.1.1, I saw Docker options were available under Add Interpreter and managed to configure Docker on my project.
So basically, what I did step by step:
→ Uninstalled, removed everything related to Pycharm. (at that moment 2025.1.1.1 was installed)
→ Downloaded 2023.3.7 version, configured Docker on my project.
→ After a couple of hours work, I again uninstalled and removed everything related to Pycharm 2023.3.7
→ Downloaded 2025.1.1.1 version again, installed it.
→ On Docker, and On Docker Compose options were there. I was be able to add it as interpreter without an issue.
I'm on Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS. Using VM (Oracle), on Windows 10 machine. Running Pycharm with:
“/opt/pycharm/bin/pycharm.sh”
I don't know If these details would help. If you need any further details let me know.
Ethemguener, thank you for the update!
That does seem unusual and does point to a likely corrupted configuration. I'm glad to hear it's working now!
If the issue happens again, please report it on YouTrack (https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issues/PY) and include all relevant details, especially the IDE logs (via Help | Collect Logs and Diagnostic Data), to help us investigate and resolve it more efficiently.