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function invocation not colored consistently

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3/5
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Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
tooling

Research direction

Start with the Python syntax-highlighting rules and the scope-naming guidance linked in the issue, then compare the provided example and screenshots. Done means function names receive the proposed consistent scope without changing unrelated highlighting.

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Description

bar = 1

def foo():
    pass

foo()
bar += 1

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image

Most theme's don't colorize meta.function-call as the idea is that it should cover function names, including the full path, and all parameters (see https://www.sublimetext.com/docs/3/scope_naming.html)

I good scope to give function names is support.function

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