Install NumPy in PyCharm

In this article, we will understand how to install NumPy package in PyCharm on Windows operating system step by step.

Following are the steps required to install NumPy on PyCharm:

1. Go to File -> Settings as shown in the image below
settings option in PyCharm
Or, you can also press Ctrl + Alt + S keys together.

This will open Settings window as shown below.
settings window in PyCharm
2. Double click on Project: Python Projects in the left menu of Settings window.
Or you can type Python Interpreter in the search box at the top.

3. Click on Python Interpreter option on the right side or inside the expanded menu.

4. On the next window, select the appropriate Python Interpreter by clicking the drop down arrow and click pip option(See highlighted options in below image)
Project settings window in PyCharmSelecting Python Interpreter is important, since NumPy will be installed for this interpreter and will only be available to programs that use this interpreter.

Double clicking on pip will open below window
install packages with pip on PyCharm
5. In the search bar at the top, type numpy and click Install Package button at the bottom.

install numpy on PyCharm
If required, you can select which version to install at the bottom right corner.

This will install NumPy package on PyCharm for selected interpreter. Once installed, a success message will appear at the bottom.

You can now close both the windows.

That is it, NumPy package is installed successfully.

Hope the article was useful.