Code refactoring

Refactoring the code is the process of changing the structure of a specific variable name inside your code. For example, you may choose a name for your variable and use it for a project that consists of multiple source files, then later decide to rename the variable to something more descriptive. PyCharm provides many refactoring techniques, to make sure that the code can be updated without breaking the operation.

PyCharm does the following:

  • The refactoring itself
  • Scans every file inside the project and makes sure that the references to the variables are updated
  • If something can't be updated automatically, it will give you a warning and open a menu, so you can decide what to do
  • Saves the code before refactoring it, so you ...

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