Manage projects hosted on GitHub

Go to Git | Clone. If the Git menu is not available, choose VCS | Get from Version Control.

In the Get from Version Control dialog, choose GitHub on the left.

Log in to GitHub by doing one of the following:

• If you have a token, click Use token, then paste the token in the Token field, and click Log In.

• Otherwise, click Log In via GitHub.

  Enter your GitHub credentials in the browser window that opens. If you have two-factor authentication enabled, you will be asked to enter a code that will be sent to you by SMS or through the mobile application.

Select a repository from the list of all GitHub projects associated with your account and the organization that your account belongs to.

In the Directory field, enter the path to the folder where your local Git repository will be created.

Click Clone.

If you want to create a project based on these sources, click Yes in the confirmation dialog. PyCharm will automatically set Git root mapping to the project root directory.

Open the project you want to share.

Go to Git | GitHub | Share Project on GitHub.

If you have already registered your GitHub account in PyCharm, connection will be established using these credentials.

If you have not registered your account in PyCharm, the Login to GitHub dialog opens. Specify your access token or request a new one with your login and password.

When connection to GitHub has been established, the Share Project on GitHub dialog opens. Specify the new repository name, the name of the remote, and enter a description of your project.

You can select the Private option if you do not want to allow public access to your repository for other GitHub users.

The name that you specify in the Remote field will be further visible in the Git | Manage Remotes dialog. For more information, refer to Add a remote repository.

Click Share to initiate a new repository and upload project sources to it.

Do one of the following:

• Select Git | GitHub | Open on GitHub from the main menu.

• Select a file in the editor or in the Project view, and choose Open In | GitHub from the context menu.

  

• Select the file in the Project view, press CtrlShift0A, and type Open on Github.

If you are signed in to GitHub, the remote version of the file will open in the browser.

Otherwise:

• Enter your GitHub credentials in the browser window that opens. If you have two-factor authentication enabled, you will be asked to enter a code that will be sent to you by SMS or through the mobile application.