Honest question: I haven't used AI much. Are there any AIs or IDEs that can reliably rename a variable across all instances in a medium sized Python project? I don't mean easy stuff that an editor can do (e.g. rename QQQ in all instances and get lucky that there are no conflicts). I mean be able to differentiate between local and/or library variables so it doesn't change them, only the correct versions.

[–] bitwolf@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

For the most part "Rename symbol" in VSCode will work well. But it's limited by scope.

[–] sturger@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

Yeah, I'm looking for something that would understand the operation (? insert correct term here) of the language well enough to rename intelligently.

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