Install plugin in editable mode in IDE during development?

[chbndrhnns]

I’d like to test a plugin against a “normal” installation of PyCharm. I am currently using this workflow:

• Build plugin
• Remove current version in IDE via UI
• Install new version in IDE via UI
• Restart IDE

Is there any shortcut to that?

I would want the plugin to be available without this UI juggling.
Thanks!

[robert.novotny (Róbert Novotný)]

Hi!
Are you using IntelliJ Platform Gradle Plugin?

If yes, you can register an additional task to run your plugin against PyCharm. In build.gradle.kts:

intellijPlatformTesting {
    // omitting existing declarations
    runIde {
        register("runPyCharm") {
            type = IntelliJPlatformType.PyCharmCommunity
            version = "2025.2"
        }
    }
}

This will create a runPyCharm task in the Gradle tool window.

By running this task, you can run your plugin for a specific IDE.