It may suggest fixes for nearby variable names but not necessarily through the whole file.
For changes like this, while it would be cool if Cursor could do it, this isn’t too hard to do with a simple CMD+F find and replace.
The real magic of Cursor Tab comes from more complex examples, e.g.:
- You might change class names from using camelCase to using underscores.
- After making two of these changes, Cursor Tab would pick up on what you’re trying to do.
- It would then suggest other class names throughout the file—even different class names—to change from camelCase to dashes.
An example like this better illustrates Cursor Tab’s intelligence, as doing this before Cursor was extremely difficult. Whereas if you’re simply changing a variable name, the alternative before Cursor—just using find and replace—is still a viable alternative.
If you want to see examples of Cursor tab in action, have a look at the video here.
Since you use Python, you might like the auto import for Python feature. This is essentially what you wanted for variable names, but for imports.
Unlike imports, this is not something that’s easy to CMD+F, because the imports often exist across multiple files.
You can enable this feature in Cursor settings > Features > Auto Import > Auto Import for Python.
Then change a .py filename that you’re importing, and watch the Cursor Magic 