"File mask" of "Find in Path" command in Pycharm 2019.3.1 (community edition) does not contain *.py option

I will like to use the "Find in Path" -CNTL-SHIFT -F command to search for words in .xml and .py files but when the File in Path screen comes up, the file mask only contains 3 extensions - *.xml, *.css and *.html

How do I include *.py in the File mask so that I can be able to search inside python files in my project as well. Thank you

screenshot of File in path command showing only .xml,.css and *.html

1 Answer

Locate your find.xml file at

~/Library/Application Support/JetBrains/PhpStorm2020.2/options/find.xml

for linux path -

file:///home/.config/JetBrains/PyCharmCE2020.3/options/find.xml

Replace file content with below code-:

<application> <component name="FindSettings"> <option name="caseSensitive" value="true" /> <option name="customScope" value="All Places" /> <option name="defaultScopeName" value="All Places" /> <option name="showResultsInSeparateView" value="true" /> <option name="wholeWordsOnly" value="true" /> <option name="CASE_SENSITIVE_SEARCH" value="true" /> <option name="WHOLE_WORDS_ONLY" value="true" /> <option name="SHOW_RESULTS_IN_SEPARATE_VIEW" value="true" /> <option name="SEARCH_SCOPE" value="All Places" /> <mask>*.css</mask> <mask>*.xml</mask> <mask>*.html</mask> <mask>*.js,*.html</mask> <mask>*.js</mask> <mask>*.py</mask> </component>
</application>

You also have to restart Pycharm for the changes to take effect.