Load correctly poetry environment from docker compose into pycharm available environments

load_poetry_docker_compose_into_pycharm.md

PyCharm and Poetry with Docker (Compose)

I use PyCharm for my python development and normally I use a virtual env but now I found poetry and it manages the dependencies in a better way than just having a pip requirements file.

I had issues loading correctly a poetry environment from docker compose into pycharm available environments.

This sometimes works, sometimes I just reload the entire environment.

Step 1:

Run your docker image of course.

Step 2:

Go to the Python Project Settings at: Project Interpreter

Step 3:

Click over Python Interpreter and select Show All...

Step 4:

Click over the + button and add a new docker compose item.

Step 5:

Continue through the wizard and select your Docker service correctly.

Step 6:

The wizard will try to run docker? I dont know why it fails over my pycharm or what but it does not seem to matter.

Step 7:

Shell into your docker container and execute: poetry env info -p and copy that path and include /bin/python

Step 8:

On the wizard click over the 3 dots: ...

Step 9:

Add the path from the poetry environment but remember to add /bin/python at the end.

And hopefully... you will have your environment correctly.

Happy coding.

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There is an actual YouTrack issue to follow if you are interesting in something from jetbrains: https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/PY-42909/Support-poetry-in-docker-compose-python-interpreter

thanks for this page @jmsalcido , it's worked perfectly with this explanations.

This is easier to do if you move Step 7 (copying environment info) to between Steps 1 and 2, since once you are into the process of adding the interpreter, you can't switch to a different PyCharm pane (i.e. Services) to perform step 7 (could use a different terminal application though).