Increase output buffer when running or debugging in PyCharm

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My console output is exceeding PyCharm's buffer size in the Run output window. So when I scroll to the top after a test completes, I can't get all the way to the start of the console output. I can run the tests in an external terminal window and see all the output, but the integration with PyCharm is handy.

Is there a way to increase the buffer size of the PyCharm run output so I can retain all my logging output and scroll right to the top?

Emadpres · Answer 1 · 2023-02-20T13:37:18.717

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You can increase the size of the console buffer in the application Preference:

edited Feb 20 '23 at 13:37

answered Mar 05 '17 at 16:01

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This option doesn't seem to affect the console buffer in the debugger. – David Parks Jul 18 '18 at 21:32
@DavidParks it seems affect the console buffer in the debugger now. Anyway, point is for anyone stumbling across this: Give it a try anyway! – nelsonjchen Dec 05 '20 at 03:21
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Works on Pycharm CE 2020.3 – Alastair McCormack Dec 20 '20 at 15:06
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Works like a charm on PyCharm CE 2020.3 for Windows as well! – chjortlund Mar 22 '21 at 13:36

gndean · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-25T14:13:34.700

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Yes, you can edit the idea.cycle.buffer.size setting within the bin/idea.properties file within the installation folder (or within the Application package on OS X).

Setting:

idea.cycle.buffer.size=disabled

disables the cyclic buffer.

See https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/help/file-idea-properties.html for details.

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answered Jan 25 '16 at 13:31

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One nuance - this extends the buffer of the Run/Debug/etc output, as the OP requests, but it does not not increase the buffer of the Terminal output (where I have Celery threads logging copiously). – Chris Feb 10 '16 at 13:56
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@Chris - is there a place to increase the terminal buffer? – eflat Nov 09 '16 at 19:22
Works in CLion 2017.3.1 as well. – phoenix Jan 29 '18 at 13:47

CODE-REaD · Answer 3 · 2016-03-17T16:57:46.537

At least as of PyCharm Community Edition 5.0.3, IntelliJ does not recommend editing bin/idea.properties. From the URL mentioned above:

The file idea.properties, located in the bin directory of the IntelliJ IDEA installation folder, should not be edited. Instead of editing the original idea.properties, create file idea.properties in the location specified below, open it for editing and add the required properties.

I discovered an easy way to do that: from PyCharm, run Help->Edit Custom Properties. This opens an editor window on an empty file where you can make and save options. In my case the file was saved at %USERPROFILE%\.PyCharm50\idea.properties.

Also, rather than completely disable the circular buffer, you may want to increase it from its default of 1024k, e.g. to idea.cycle.buffer.size=2048

Though it's apparently missing in JetBrains' documentation, I found it necessary to exit and restart PyCharm before this took effect with PyCharm CE 5.0.3 under Windows 7 Pro.

BTW, the bin/idea.properties file (C:\Program Files (x86)\JetBrains\PyCharm Community Edition 5.0.3\bin\idea.properties on my system) is still a good place to find out what settings may be edited and their current values.

Actually, directly increasing buffer in the global bin/idea.properties - did not have effect on my console in PyCharm (Linux). Adding it to Custom Properties - did it. Thanks! — Noam Manos, Jul 04 '18 at 14:14

score 5 · Answer 4 · answered May 15 '21 at 19:05

None of these answers worked for me to increase the size of the Run Tool Window buffer in community build 2021.1.

Using Help/Edit Custom properties and then adding the line:

terminal.buffer.max.lines.count = 20000000

Is the only thing that worked for me

DankMasterDan · Answer 5 · 2022-04-13T17:10:45.020

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For PyCharm 2021.3 the following worked for me:

File --> Settings --> Editor --> General --> Console -->

Then check "Override console cycle buffer size (1024 KB)"

Change that values to whatever you need

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answered Jan 27 '22 at 15:01

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this works on Mac OS and pycharm 2022.2 – Hong Oct 07 '22 at 15:04

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Jun 26 '23 at 04:56

Tried the existing 5 methods, none of them increases the number of visible run output lines in CLion 2023.1. Then I found a working solution here, which says you should set the configuration in Settings->Advanced Settings->Terminal->Terminal Scrollback buffer size. Tested for both run and debug mode.

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