PyCharm from CLion
I understand, PyCharm is now a single IDE, no more stripped-down Community Edition, we get all features if we have a commercial license?
I have a full license for both CLion and PyCharm, however, when I use Python in CLion, I can only select the Python Community plugin.
How can I use the full-featured PyCharm engine from CLion, not the stripped-down Community one? Is there some other plugin to install, instead of this Python Community?
If not, what are the plans? Doesn't really make much sense using the Community edition plugin when you have a license for the full PyCharm
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Hi Maxim Yanchenko,
CLion currently supports only the Python Community Edition plugin, which provides basic Python functionality.
The PyCharm Professional-level features (e.g., scientific tools, debugger integrations, refactorings, framework support, full Jupyter integration, etc.) are not available inside CLion, even with a PyCharm Professional license.
The PyCharm Professional plugin set is not compatible with CLion and cannot be installed there. This is not a licensing limitation - it’s a technical and architectural limitation. Licenses do not “unlock” Pro-level plugins in other IDEs.
If you need full-featured Python support (Scientific Mode, Jupyter, Django/Flask tools, debugger features, inspections, refactorings, etc.), the recommended workflow is:
Unlike VSCode where I can have both C++ and Python at the same time, your IDEs can't be used in the same directory. So it's either CLion or PyCharm. None by itself is sufficient for me.
Maxim Yanchenko, thanks for the feedback. We track this request as CPP-13470. The work is in progress and code is landing in the CLion 2026.2 EAP. To get notified, vote or star the issue.
In the meantime, you can use CLion as a single IDE for both languages. It bundles the PyCharm Community plugin, so you can edit, run, and debug Python in the same project as your C++ code. CLion has a free Non-Commercial license for personal use, similar to PyCharm Community.
If you would rather stay in PyCharm, opening the same directory in both PyCharm Community and CLion at the same time also works. Both are separate apps and read the same files on disk.