“Select Python Interpreter” Button Not Showing (Pycharm)

In one of my PyCharm projects, it doesn't show the "Select Python interpreter" button on the lower right-hand side. Here is how it's supposed to be:

However, it's not there. I need it to add an interpreter for my Python project. How do I get this button back (or how to add an interpreter in PyCharm)?

PS: I looked this up, but they told me to go to settings and do it there, but I think they removed this feature in PyCharm 2021.1.

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Root cause

This happens when there is no .idea/<project-name>.iml file in your .idea/ settings folder for PyCharm or IntelliJ IDEA. In most cases, this file is modified by VCS.

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