terminal intellisense won't autocomplete or allow for tab when using uv

[madebygps]

Type: Bug

I have these files:

➜ ls
exercise001.py genexps.py     listcomps.py   pyproject.toml README.md      tuples.py      uv.lock

I run my python scripts with uv run. uv itself is sometimes picked up with intellisense but the subcommand run is not. If I type in uv run and hit tab to autocomplete any file name of any .py it does not work. If I type in python instead then autocomplete and tab work.

This is what I see when I try to hit tab after uv run ex (expecting exercise001.py to autocomplete)

This is what I see when I try to hit tab after python

VS Code version: Code - Insiders 1.102.0-insider (01fc0c9, 2025-06-25T13:58:59.902Z)
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[meganrogge]

We don't have a spec for the uv command, so it's by design that we're not showing suggestions for this case. For python, we do have a spec.

Something to add to docs cc @Tyriar

[madebygps]

I get that but is there a way for normal tab completion to work for filename? or else I (and many other users who use uv) might have to disable this feature.

[meganrogge]

Could you pls provide a gif? That might help me understand the issue that you're describing.