# Manage interpreter paths

CLion makes it possible to add paths to the selected interpreter. These paths will be added to the environment variable `PYTHONPATH`. Also, CLion will index these paths and (potentially) resolve the objects of the code (for example, imports of packages).

Procedure: View interpreter paths

1. Do one of the following:

* Press `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Windows), `⌘ Comma` (macOS), `⌘ Comma` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⌘ Comma` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (XWin), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (GNOME), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (KDE), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Emacs), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Sublime Text), `⌘ Comma` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `⌘ Comma` (Xcode), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Visual Studio), `⌘ Comma` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (ReSharper), `⌘ Comma` (ReSharper (macOS)), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (QtCreator), `⌘ Comma` (QtCreator (macOS)), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (NetBeans), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Eclipse), `⌘ Comma` (Eclipse (macOS)) to open settings and then select `Project <project name> | Python Interpreter`.

* Click the Python interpreter selector and choose Interpreter Settings.

2. Expand the list of the available interpreters and click Show All.

![Show all available interpreters](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/idea/2026.2/py_interpreter_dialog_show_all_TA.png)

3. Select the required interpreter.

4. In the toolbar of the Python Interpreters dialog, click the button ![Show an interpreter path](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.actions.showAsTree.svg). The existing paths of the selected interpreter show up in the Interpreter Paths dialog.

![Show an interpreter path](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/idea/2026.2/py_interpreter_path_dialog.png)

Procedure: Add an interpreter path

1. In the toolbar of the Python Interpreters  dialog, click ![Add a path](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.expui.general.add.svg).

2. Choose the required path in the [Select Path dialog](select-path-dialog.html). Note that to add a path to a particular Python version you need to download it from [https://www.python.org/](https://www.python.org/) and install it on your machine.

Procedure: Delete interpreter paths

1. Select the paths to be deleted.

2. In the toolbar of the Interpreter Paths  dialog, click ![Remove the path](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.expui.general.remove.svg).

The removed paths remain in the list with the note "removed by user".

Procedure: Reload interpreter paths

If an interpreter has been updated, it is a good idea to refresh its paths. You can do it by either way:

* In the toolbar of the Interpreter Paths dialog, click ![Reload the interpreter paths](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.actions.refresh.svg).

* Press `Shift` twice and type "Rescan" in the Actions tab of the search dialog. Select Rescan Available Python Modules and Packages.

![Rescan Python modules and packages](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/idea/2026.2/py_rescan_packages.png)