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Open Unreal Python Project in IDE

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It is recommended to set the <Your_UE_Project>/TA/TAPython directory as the project directory in the code editor.

Pycharm

  1. Go to File / Open in the menu, select the TAPython directory, and confirm.

Open dialog window in PyCharm

  1. In PyCharm, select the /TA/TAPython/Python directory, right-click, and set it as Sources Root.

Set source root menu in PyCharm

VS Code

  1. Go to File - Open Folder in the menu, select the TAPython directory, and confirm.

Open dialog window in Visual Studio Code

After completion, the project directory should look like this:

TAPython Python project snapshot in Visual Studio Code

Syntax Highlighting and Autocompletion

PBoth PyCharm and VS Code are excellent editors. I personally use PyCharm, and here's a method to configure syntax highlighting and autocompletion for TAPython in PyCharm:

Auto Complete For TApython