PATH variable not set in PyCharm 2024.2.4

[jstewmon]

👋 Hi, thank you for the excellent plugin. I'm having an issue with the latest version of PyCharm where my PATH variable is not reflecting the PATH_add instructions in my .envrc file. It looks like all other environment variables that are exported in my .envrc are populated, so I suspect there is some conflict specific to the PATH variable.

Build #PY-242.23726.102, built on October 22, 2024

[fehnomenal]

Hi,

the code has no special handling of PATH, so everything should work. Does the changes to PATH get picked up when using direnv in the terminal?

[jstewmon]

Yes, PATH is set as expected in the terminal. Sorry, I failed to mention that I'm observing a different PATH when with Run Configurations. Specifically, for python and pytest run configurations.

I am launching the IDE from the JetBrains toolbox. I can tell the IDE is loading my home shell profile (not from the project root) when it launches bc I have a command in my profile that requires a touchID.

Maybe there is some other IDE setting about loading the shell profile, or I need to launch the IDE differently?

[stijndcl]

or I need to launch the IDE differently?

@jstewmon If you want your updated PATH to be available to your IDE you should launch it from the command-line after cd'ing into your desired directory (and letting direnv update your environment). E.g. cd into your project dir and type pycharm, goland, webstorm, ...

Agree that it would be nice for the plugin to support this instead.

[jstewmon]

@stijndcl thanks for your support on this issue. If I open my project by running pycharm ., it seems all of my direnv settings are inherited by the IDE, including updates to the path. But, having launched that way, when I try to use a run configuration with Enable Direnv and Trust .envrc checked, I get this error in the IDE:

Cannot invoke "java.util.Map.size()" because "m" is null

It would still be nice for the direnv plugin to work when the IDE is launched from a direnv directory, so that edits to environment variables can be picked up without having to restart the IDE.