PyCharm: What’s the Big Deal About Endpoints for Python Web Development?

Python web development has become increasingly complicated and stressful over the years, making it difficult to keep track of everything. PyCharm's Endpoints tool window is designed to help simplify this process by bringing all the elements of a project together. The Endpoints tool window provides a birds-eye view of all APIs, allowing for filtering by subapp, type, and framework. It also enables jumping to the endpoint and performing operations, with framework-specific smarts to know the "parent context" for different frameworks. The tool window is integrated with searchable actions, allowing for keyboard navigation. Endpoints brings IDE smarts into APIs, providing autocomplete in the HTTP client and even in JavaScript fetch. This feature allows developers to focus on the whole application and brings operations into the editor, making it easier to work with APIs. PyCharm aims to integrate important workflows into a single, consistent experience, eliminating the need to switch between multiple windows. The Endpoints tool window is part of PyCharm's vision to make API development more joyful and productive, and it is available for users to try. Overall, Endpoints is a powerful tool that can greatly simplify Python web development.