find_in_scope.py

import sublime
import sublime_plugin

class FindInScope(sublime_plugin.TextCommand):

    def run(self, edit, pattern='', scope='-comment'):
        view = self.view
        sel = view.sel()

        if len(sel) > 0 and pattern == '':
            pattern = view.substr(sel[0])
        if pattern == '':
            pattern = self.pattern

        self.pattern = pattern
        self.results = list(filter(lambda region: view.match_selector(region.begin(), scope), view.find_all(pattern)))

        locations = list(map(lambda region: (region, view.rowcol(region.begin())), self.results))
        print('found %d results' % len(self.results))

        navigate_to_symbol(view, pattern, locations)


def navigate_to_symbol(view, symbol, locations):

    def select_entry(window, locations, idx):
        region, rowcol = locations[idx]
        view.sel().clear()
        view.sel().add(region)
        view.show(region)

    def format_location(l):
        region, rowcol = l
        row, col = rowcol

        return str(row + 1) + ': ... ' + view.substr(sublime.Region(region.begin() - 10, region.end() + 10)) + ' ...'

    if len(locations) == 0:
        sublime.status_message("Unable to find " + symbol)
    elif len(locations) == 1:
        select_entry(view.window(), locations, 0)
    else:
        window = view.window()
        window.show_quick_panel(
            items = [format_location(l) for l in locations],
            on_select = lambda x: select_entry(window, locations, x),
            flags = sublime.KEEP_OPEN_ON_FOCUS_LOST)

Am I correct that this doesn't work if scopes are mixed, e.g., you have
wordA inline_comment wordB
you wouldn't be able to search wordA wordB with scope set to -comment
(I've tried and it didn't work, but not sure if it's possible to tweak something to make it work)