Jetbrains Pycharm Community Edition 2018.3.7 [ INSTANT ]
Happy coding – even in the past.
This version uses an older JetBrains Runtime (JBR) based on Java 8. Do not open untrusted projects if you are on a public network, as some older Java deserialization vulnerabilities exist. Part 8: Comparing 2018.3.7 with Modern PyCharm CE (2025) To help you decide, here’s a direct feature comparison: jetbrains pycharm community edition 2018.3.7
| Limitation | Workaround | |------------|-------------| | No Python 3.8+ support | Use a virtual environment with Python 3.7 or lower. | | Git SSH on Windows fails with OpenSSH | Switch to built-in SSH executable or use HTTPS. | | Slow Docker tooling (absent) | Use command-line Docker or Portainer instead. | | Markdown preview not rendering | Install free Markdown plugin from JetBrains plugin repo (still works). | | No remote Jupyter notebooks | Run Jupyter locally and connect via browser, not within IDE. | Happy coding – even in the past