How to Install Python Packages in PyCharm Without Anaconda

And solve a common error message by following a few simple steps

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When I needed to use pandas, NumPy, matplotlib, and seaborn in PyCharm, it did not respond to my commands even though my environment was set to Conda and I was using Anaconda as a base interpreter.

This is what happened.

I wanted to use Selenium for a project in PyCharm and also install Pandas, NumPy, and other packages before I could get running. After trying the commands above, none of the packages were installed. I kept getting error messages.

Out of frustration, I complained about the issue to my Python tutor and asked, “Can’t I use Jupyter Notebook for the project?”

This was what my tutor — a Python developer with 20-plus years of experience — told me: “There are multiple editors and each suits a specific purpose. Jupyter is best suited for data science projects. PyCharm is an IDE [note the word ‘IDE’, not ‘editor’]. I would suggest you get comfortable with PyCharm.”