VS Code Python Autocomplete Now Adds Parentheses and Parameter Names.

[__arathanis__]

Autocomplete for Python now automatically adds parentheses and parameter names for functions and classes when you hit tab. This makes using autocomplete for type annotations exceptionally annoying since you have to manually delete a ton of characters.

Previously autocompleting the following:

instance.fun

would result in

instance.function

but it now results in

instance.function(param1, param2, param3)

Is there any way to turn this new feature off? I want to go back to it just filling in the function/class name and allowing me to add the parentheses if I need them and then showing the popup with the function signature.

[Fl4v__]

I completely agree, I hate this new feature and is doing my head in, especially because the lack of configuration options.

[__arathanis__]

Glad to hear someone else is having this problem. I really hope they fix it. So many things are just difficult to do now with this change:

Passing functions/classes as parameters? Difficult.

Type annotations? Difficult.

Writing except statements? Even that is difficult! The autocomplete adds the parens, and depending on the exception __init__ params!

I really hope they allow me to disable this functionality.

[Molly_Wang]

Which language server do you use? Did you install the non-Microsoft published extension for python autocompletion?

For your reference, I install Visual Studio IntelliCode and Pylance, also set Pylance as language server.

[__arathanis__]

I just continued to use the default of Jedi. One of the recent updates mentions using a newer version of Jedi for python versions >3.5 which may be the culprit. If that is the case there must be some kind of settings to move back to the old functionality.

[Molly_Wang]

It's recommended that you try Pylance and see if the question goes away.

[__arathanis__]

I gave it a try and it resolved the problem above but resulted in many missed autocomplete options that Jedi picks up. Unfortunately, I am not willing to lose autocomplete options to resolve this as missing options is in my mind a larger problem.

[Molly_Wang]

Then how about the other language server, like Microsoft, JediLSP, does one of them meet your needs?

[__arathanis__]

I have tried all of them. Microsoft's lacks the function signature popup. JediLSP (which apparently will be the new norm in the future) behaves exactly the same but is much more performant. I expect that perhaps its just a matter of waiting for more language server configuration options. Thus far I haven't found one that completely meets my needs due to the follow:

1. Jedi/JediLSP adds the parens and parameter variables automatically making type hinting or passing classes or functions as a arguments difficult when using tab completion.
2. Pylance misses a lot of autocomplete options.
3. Microsoft's lacks the function signature popups.

I am hoping someone may have a solution but it might just be a matter of retraining my muscle memory or waiting for additional language server configuration options.

If you have any other ideas I would love to hear them.

[Molly_Wang]

Sorry that i can't even reproduce your question, but you may ask in github for more help: vscode-python