GitHub will process your application, which can take anywhere from a few hours to a few days. 🔑 Step 2: Link GitHub to Your JetBrains Account
To confirm your IDE is properly activated and linked to an official source: Open PyCharm Professional.
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With the unified PyCharm model, you automatically get a 30-day free trial upon installation. Students, teachers, and open-source contributors can get completely free licenses. And for everyone else, the core features remain permanently free—often sufficient for most development needs.
For many developers, especially those just starting with Python, the free core features are more than sufficient.