vscode-python: Intellisense doesn't respect absolute imports (Jedi)

Environment data

• VS Code version: 1.25.1
• Extension version (available under the Extensions sidebar): 2018.7.0
• OS and version: MacOS 10.13.5
• Python version (& distribution if applicable, e.g. Anaconda): all
• Type of virtual environment used (N/A | venv | virtualenv | conda | …): venv, virtualenv, conda, or none
• Relevant/affected Python packages and their versions: any

Actual behavior

Given a local package or module that has the same name as an installed package, for example:

my_project
|   my_package
    |    __init__.py
    |    celery.py

Contents of my_project/my_package/celery.py:

from __future__ import absolute_import # for compatibility with python 2

import celery


celery.Celery('tasks')

Contents of my_project/my_package/__init__.py:

Intellisense treats import celery line as importing local module (the current file) into its self instead of the top level package.

Expected behavior

Intellisense should import the global package (celery in this example), not the local module (my_project.celery)

Steps to reproduce:

1. create a package or module with the same local name as another package or module in python’s path.
2. import the package or module