Learn PythonWin Shortcuts for Windows
General Shortcuts
| Action | PythonWin Shortcut Keys |
|---|
| Reformat the current paragraph/comment block | Alt + Q |
| Toggle view whitespace | Ctrl + W |
| Expand the word at the cursor Pressing the key again expands to the next match | Alt + / |
| Auto-expand the attribute | . |
| Toggle focus to/from the interactive window | Alt + I |
Builtin hotkeys Shortcuts
| Action | PythonWin Shortcut keys |
|---|
| Zoom-in for the current window | Ctrl + + |
| Zoom-out for the current window | Ctrl + – |
| Delete the word to the left of the cursor | Ctrl + Backspace |
| Undo | Ctrl + Z |
| Redo | Ctrl + Y |
| Cut | Ctrl + X |
| Copy | Ctrl + C |
| Paste | Ctrl + V |
| Select All | Ctrl + A |
| Delete the current line | Ctrl + Shift + L |
| Transpose (swap) the current line with the line above | Ctrl + T |
| Convert the selection to lowercase | Ctrl + U |
| Convert the selection to upper case | Ctrl + Shift + U |
Editor Shortcuts
| Action | PythonWin Shortcuts |
|---|
| Move to the next bookmark | F2 |
| Add or remove a bookmark on the current line | Ctrl + F2 |
| Prompt for and go a specific line number | Ctrl + G |
| Adds a simple comment banner at the current location | Alt + B |
| Uncomment the selected region | Shift + Alt + 3 |
| Block comment on the selected region | Alt + 3 |
| Uncomment the selected region (IDLE default keystroke) | Alt + 4 |
| Tabify the selected region | Alt + 5 |
| Untabify the selected region | Alt + 6 |
| Remove the selected region or one character or indent to the left | Backspace |
| Toggle the use of tabs for the current file (after confirmation) | Ctrl + T |
| Change the indent width for the current file | Alt + U |
| Insert a newline and indent | Enter |
| Insert an indent, perform a block indent if a selection exists, or accept an attribute selection | Tab |
| Block dedent the selection | Shift + Tab |
| Toggle view when editor splitter is open | F6 |
| If the current line is a collapsed fold, expand it (see Folding) | + |
| Expand all folds in the current file (see Folding ) | Alt + + |
| If the current line is an expanded fold, collapse it (see Folding) | – |
| Collapse all folds in the current file regardless of how deep the fold becomes (see Folding) | Alt + – |
| Expand or collapse all top-level folds in the current file | * |
Debugger Shortcuts
| Action | PythonWin Shortcuts |
|---|
| Toggle breakpoint | F9 |
| Run (ie, go) | F5 |
| Stop debugging | Shift + F5 |
| Single step into functions | F11 |
| Step over functions | F10 |
| Step out of the current function | Shift + F11 |
Interactive Shortcuts
| Action | PythonWin Shortcuts |
|---|
| Recall the previous command in the history list | Ctrl + Up Arrow Key |
| Recall the next command in the history list | Ctrl + Down Arrow Key |
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