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In PyCharm, the left navigation bar is displayed by default. If you accidentally close the left navigation bar, you can follow these steps to show it again:<\/p>\n

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  1. Open PyCharm<\/li>\n
  2. Select View -> Tool Windows from the top menu bar in PyCharm.<\/li>\n
  3. Make sure that the Project or Project Files option is selected in the pop-up menu.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    This will allow you to display the left navigation bar of PyCharm again. If you want to adjust the display mode or content of the left navigation bar, you can make the corresponding settings in the View -> Tool Windows menu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    In PyCharm, the left navigation bar is displayed by default. If you accidentally close the left navigation bar, you can follow these steps to show it again: Open PyCharm Select View -> Tool Windows from the top menu bar in PyCharm. 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