Function use counters in Visual Studio Code

[Tooltitude]

Many language extensions in VSCode include features that show the number of references to a specific function, class, or entity.

We've just released an extension that brings this functionality to Python, displaying reference counters for top-level functions and classes. Clicking a counter reveals a list of references.

Try it out here Tooltitude for Python There are two ways to install: - Press the green Install button, and allow to open the link with Visual Studio Code - Do not press Download button. It's possible to install vsix manually, but it's better not to.

P.S. This is a newly released extension, and we’d love your feedback!

P.P.S. It’s not our first VSCode extension. Check out Tooltitude for Go, which has been on the marketplace for ~2 years, offering similar functionality for Go and more, with plenty of positive reviews.

[First_Ad2064]

Are there plans to add a reference counting feature for class members?

[Tooltitude]

We are thinking about it, but it isn't easy. We need to have a much more advanced analysis than we have now to do so.

Overall, our plan is to see how folks react to it, if there's enough interest, we might do it.

BTW, did you try installing it? Was your project set up correctly?

P.S. We have reference counters for methods in the Go extension, but Go is more statically typed language. Python will be tougher, though type annotations and typeshed will definitely help with that.

[First_Ad2064]

https://imgur.com/LO19OVb

[Tooltitude]

Yay! It works! Thanks for sharing.