I would like to know how to configure PyCharm so that when I hover over an object or method I get a (formatted) pop-up containing the doc-string. How can I do this?
Original feature request ticket: http://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-66333
If PyCharm you are using is on 131.xxx branch or newer (can be found on "Help | About") then such option is available under Settings/Preferences | Editor | General | Show quick doc on mouse move
.
For some earlier builds (when GUI controls where not yet available) it was possible to activate it by adding auto.show.quick.doc=true
into IDE_INSTALL_FOLDER/bin/idea.properties
file.
Modern IDE versions have it at Settings/Preferences | Editor | Code Editing | Show quick documentation on mouse move
and it is enabled by default:
(The screenshot is from PhpStorm but the option name & path is the same across IDEA-based IDEs)