suppress-file-completions

Darshan808 · Darshan808 · commit d801c1696c87 · 2025-10-22T23:28:35.000+05:45
diff --git a/IPython/core/completer.py b/IPython/core/completer.py
@@ -2209,6 +2209,15 @@ def file_matcher(self, context: CompletionContext) -> SimpleMatcherResult:
         """
         # TODO: add a heuristic for suppressing (e.g. if it has OS-specific delimiter,
         #  starts with `/home/`, `C:\`, etc)
+        last_line = context.full_text.split("\n")[-1]
+        text_before_token = last_line[: last_line.rfind(context.token)]
+
+        # Suppress path completion when completing methods/attributes
+        if text_before_token.endswith((")", "]")):
+            return {
+                "completions": [],
+                "suppress": True,
+            }
 
         text = context.token
 
diff --git a/tests/test_completer.py b/tests/test_completer.py
@@ -2112,6 +2112,34 @@ def test_undefined_variables(use_jedi, evaluation, code, insert_text):
         assert len(match) == 1, message_on_fail
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "code",
+    [
+        "\n".join(
+            [
+                "def my_test() -> float:",
+                "    return 1.1",
+                "my_test().",
+            ]
+        ),
+        'print("foo").',
+    ],
+)
+def test_no_file_completions_in_attr_access(code):
+    """Test that files are not suggested during attribute/method completion."""
+    with TemporaryWorkingDirectory():
+        # Create a hidden file
+        open(".hidden", "w", encoding="utf-8").close()
+        offset = len(code)
+        with provisionalcompleter():
+            completions = list(ip.Completer.completions(text=code, offset=offset))
+            matches = [c for c in completions if c.text.lstrip(".") == "hidden"]
+            # No file completions should appear
+            assert (
+                len(matches) == 0
+            ), f"File '.hidden' should not appear in attribute completion"
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "line,expected",
     [
