How do I ignore PyCharm configuration files in a g

Question

I don't want to commit my PyCharm config files (e.g. .idea/codeStyleSettings.xml) to my git repository, so I added the following to my .gitignore file:

.idea/
mydjangosite/.idea/

However, every time I try to make a commit within PyCharm (command k), it still wants to commit these files. How do I get PyCharm to recognize my .gitignore file and not commit these files?

Answer 1

• Remove the .idea folder (keep a copy)
• Commit the changes

Add the following to the gitignore

(JetBrains recommended exclusions for PyCharm that also covers JetBrains plugins etc):

### JetBrains ###
# Covers JetBrains IDEs: IntelliJ, RubyMine, PhpStorm, AppCode, PyCharm, CLion, Android Studio and Webstorm
# Reference: https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us/articles/206544839

# User-specific stuff: .idea/workspace.xml .idea/tasks.xml .idea/dictionaries .idea/vcs.xml .idea/jsLibraryMappings.xml

# Sensitive or high-churn files: .idea/dataSources.ids .idea/dataSources.xml .idea/dataSources.local.xml .idea/sqlDataSources.xml .idea/dynamic.xml .idea/uiDesigner.xml

# Gradle: .idea/gradle.xml .idea/libraries

# Mongo Explorer plugin: .idea/mongoSettings.xml

## File-based project format:
*.iws

## Plugin-specific files:

# IntelliJ /out/

# mpeltonen/sbt-idea plugin .idea_modules/

# JIRA plugin atlassian-ide-plugin.xml

# Crashlytics plugin (for Android Studio and IntelliJ) com_crashlytics_export_strings.xml crashlytics.properties crashlytics-build.properties fabric.properties

### JetBrains Patch ###
# Comment Reason: https://github.com/joeblau/gitignore.io/issues/186#issuecomment-215987721

# *.iml
# modules.xml
# .idea/misc.xml 
# *.ipr

• Now you can add your .idea folder back into your project directory and the changes won't be tracked any more.

Answer 2

You can configure ignored files.

Under the Version Control node, of the Settings dialog box, click Ignored Files. The Ignored Files dialog box opens.

More easily:

Tip

You can also add files to ignore list on-the-fly. A new file under the Unversioned Files change list, has Ignore command on its context menu.

Answer 3

If PyCharm offers you to commit the files, it means that you have already added them to Git. You need to remove them using 'git rm --cached' and commit the change. After that, they will be ignored by the integration according to your .gitignore settings.