Python has no TextMate scope for variables

[Mooninaut]

Issue Type: Bug

There is no TextMate (TM) scope for ordinary variables in Python. In order to style ordinary Python variables, it is necessary to set the entire source.python scope to the desired color and font style, and then select every .python scope individually to change the color and font style back.

The problem still exists with all extensions disabled.

Example using Developer: Inspect TM Scopes

Example theme workaround:

{
  "scope": "source.python",
  "settings": {
    "foreground": "#76aae0"
  }
},
{
  "scope": [
    "keyword.operator.arithmetic.python",
    "keyword.operator.assignment.python",
    "keyword.operator.comparison.python",
    "punctuation.definition.arguments.begin.python",
    "punctuation.definition.arguments.end.python",
    "punctuation.definition.dict.begin.python",
    "punctuation.definition.dict.end.python",
    "punctuation.definition.list.begin.python",
    "punctuation.definition.list.end.python",
    "punctuation.section.function.lambda.begin.python",
    "punctuation.separator.annotation.result.python",
    "punctuation.separator.arguments.python",
    "punctuation.separator.colon.python",
    "punctuation.separator.element.python",
    "punctuation.separator.period.python"
  ],
  "settings": {
    "foreground": "#dadada",
  }
},
{
  "scope": [
    "meta.function-call.generic.python",
    "support.function.builtin.python"
  ],
  "settings": {
    "foreground": "#ff8000",
  }
}

VS Code version: Code 1.36.1 (2213894, 2019-07-08T22:56:38.504Z)
OS version: Darwin x64 18.7.0

[alexr00]

This is a neat idea, but it is beyond what can be done with textmate. An exploration of how this could be down outside of textmate is here: #77140

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