Pycharm to toggle soft wrap in code editor
If you want to permanently enable soft wrap for certain file extensions, it can be configured in Settings > Editor> General
. Under the title Soft Wraps, add your required file extension.
The settings can also be accessed by right-click on the line-numbers and selecting Configure Soft Wraps
as explained here. Also shown here.
PS: I know it is not what is asked in the question, but this was the first google result when I searched for configuring soft wraps. So, I added the answer here in case anybody else comes looking up for the same.
In the PyCharm keymap if you search for soft
you get these results:
I'm sure one of these will be what you are after
There's also another way to accomplish this easily.
View -> Active Editor -> Soft-Wrap
The "View" is in the toolbar of Pycharm (Pycharm, File, Edit, View....)
Right-click the the left side (with line numbering) and choose your soft wrap option: