Fix: add Register-ArgumentCompleter support for PowerShell 7.4+ #13630
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This PR updates pip's PowerShell autocompletion logic to support modern PowerShell versions (7.4 and newer, including PowerShell Core 6+). Previously, pip relied on the legacy
Tab Expansionfunction, which no longer exists in these versions, causing autocompletion to break.Changes
Register-Argument Completeris available in the current PowerShell environment.Register-Argument Completerto provide tab completion for thepipcommand in supported PowerShell versions.TabExpansionfor older PowerShell versions.$Env:COMP_WORDS,$Env:COMP_CWORD, and$Env:PIP_AUTO_COMPLETEfor argument completion.How to Test