diff --git a/src/resources/extensions/sf/detection.ts b/src/resources/extensions/sf/detection.ts
index ced4b65dc..6a7bd4288 100644
--- a/src/resources/extensions/sf/detection.ts
+++ b/src/resources/extensions/sf/detection.ts
@@ -262,8 +262,17 @@ const RECURSIVE_SCAN_IGNORED_DIRS = new Set([
 	".cursor",
 	".vscode",
 	"node_modules",
+	// Python: virtualenvs, bytecode caches, tool caches, package metadata
 	".venv",
 	"venv",
+	"__pycache__",
+	".pytest_cache",
+	".mypy_cache",
+	".ruff_cache",
+	".tox",
+	".eggs",
+	"htmlcov",
+	// Build output / package output
 	"dist",
 	"build",
 	"coverage",