Run student code in an IDE

You can run the code from a student assignment within the integrated development environment (IDE) that you configured for the assignment.

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Closing down: The GitHub Classroom application is closing down and will be retired on August 28, 2026. For more information, see the GitHub Classroom closing down notice.

About student code and IDEs

If you configure an integrated development environment (IDE) for an assignment, you can run the code within the IDE. You don't need to clone the assignment repository to your computer.

For more information about IDEs, see Integrate GitHub Classroom with an IDE.

Running student code in the IDE

  1. Sign into GitHub Classroom.
  2. In the list of classrooms, click the classroom you want to view.
  3. In the list of assignments, click the assignment you want to view.
  4. To the right of the submission, click View IDE.