BUG: Sonar throws an exception on list comprehensions within f-strings

This code is perfectly valid in python 3:
f'{[x for x in range(5)]}'

Unfortunately the sonar scanner throws an exception:

[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] WARN: Unable to analyze file 'foo.py'. Error: {}
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Overlapping symbol declaration and reference for symbol at Range[from [line=41, lineOffset=15] to [line=41, lineOffset=18]]
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.api.utils.Preconditions.checkArgument(Preconditions.java:29)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.api.batch.sensor.symbol.internal.DefaultSymbolTable$DefaultSymbol.newReference(DefaultSymbolTable.java:119)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.api.batch.sensor.symbol.internal.DefaultSymbolTable$DefaultSymbol.newReference(DefaultSymbolTable.java:113)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.plugins.python.SymbolVisitor.handleSymbol(SymbolVisitor.java:96)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at java.base/java.lang.Iterable.forEach(Iterable.java:75)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.plugins.python.SymbolVisitor.visitPyListOrSetCompExpression(SymbolVisitor.java:67)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.python.tree.ComprehensionExpressionImpl.accept(ComprehensionExpressionImpl.java:72)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.plugins.python.api.tree.BaseTreeVisitor.scan(BaseTreeVisitor.java:33)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.plugins.python.api.tree.BaseTreeVisitor.scan(BaseTreeVisitor.java:40)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.plugins.python.api.tree.BaseTreeVisitor.visitStringElement(BaseTreeVisitor.java:314)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.python.tree.StringElementImpl.accept(StringElementImpl.java:49)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.plugins.python.api.tree.BaseTreeVisitor.scan(BaseTreeVisitor.java:33)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.plugins.python.api.tree.BaseTreeVisitor.scan(BaseTreeVisitor.java:40)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.plugins.python.api.tree.BaseTreeVisitor.visitStringLiteral(BaseTreeVisitor.java:308)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.python.tree.StringLiteralImpl.accept(StringLiteralImpl.java:45)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.plugins.python.api.tree.BaseTreeVisitor.scan(BaseTreeVisitor.java:33)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.plugins.python.api.tree.BaseTreeVisitor.visitParenthesizedExpression(BaseTreeVisitor.java:364)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.python.tree.ParenthesizedExpressionImpl.accept(ParenthesizedExpressionImpl.java:60)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.plugins.python.api.tree.BaseTreeVisitor.scan(BaseTreeVisitor.java:33)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.plugins.python.api.tree.BaseTreeVisitor.visitAssertStatement(BaseTreeVisitor.java:78)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.python.tree.AssertStatementImpl.accept(AssertStatementImpl.java:77)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.plugins.python.api.tree.BaseTreeVisitor.scan(BaseTreeVisitor.java:33)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.plugins.python.api.tree.BaseTreeVisitor.scan(BaseTreeVisitor.java:40)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.plugins.python.api.tree.BaseTreeVisitor.visitStatementList(BaseTreeVisitor.java:52)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.python.tree.StatementListImpl.accept(StatementListImpl.java:46)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.plugins.python.api.tree.BaseTreeVisitor.scan(BaseTreeVisitor.java:33)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.plugins.python.api.tree.BaseTreeVisitor.visitFunctionDef(BaseTreeVisitor.java:133)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.plugins.python.SymbolVisitor.visitFunctionDef(SymbolVisitor.java:56)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.python.tree.FunctionDefImpl.accept(FunctionDefImpl.java:164)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.plugins.python.api.tree.BaseTreeVisitor.scan(BaseTreeVisitor.java:33)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.plugins.python.api.tree.BaseTreeVisitor.scan(BaseTreeVisitor.java:40)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.plugins.python.api.tree.BaseTreeVisitor.visitStatementList(BaseTreeVisitor.java:52)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.python.tree.StatementListImpl.accept(StatementListImpl.java:46)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.plugins.python.api.tree.BaseTreeVisitor.scan(BaseTreeVisitor.java:33)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.plugins.python.api.tree.BaseTreeVisitor.visitClassDef(BaseTreeVisitor.java:146)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.plugins.python.SymbolVisitor.visitClassDef(SymbolVisitor.java:50)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.python.tree.ClassDefImpl.accept(ClassDefImpl.java:82)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.plugins.python.api.tree.BaseTreeVisitor.scan(BaseTreeVisitor.java:33)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.plugins.python.api.tree.BaseTreeVisitor.scan(BaseTreeVisitor.java:40)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.plugins.python.api.tree.BaseTreeVisitor.visitStatementList(BaseTreeVisitor.java:52)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.python.tree.StatementListImpl.accept(StatementListImpl.java:46)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.plugins.python.api.tree.BaseTreeVisitor.scan(BaseTreeVisitor.java:33)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.plugins.python.api.tree.BaseTreeVisitor.visitFileInput(BaseTreeVisitor.java:47)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.plugins.python.SymbolVisitor.visitFileInput(SymbolVisitor.java:80)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.plugins.python.PythonScanner.scanFile(PythonScanner.java:123)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.plugins.python.PythonScanner.scanFiles(PythonScanner.java:86)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.plugins.python.PythonSensor.execute(PythonSensor.java:76)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.scanner.sensor.AbstractSensorWrapper.analyse(AbstractSensorWrapper.java:34)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.scanner.sensor.ModuleSensorsExecutor.execute(ModuleSensorsExecutor.java:71)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.scanner.sensor.ModuleSensorsExecutor.lambda$execute$1(ModuleSensorsExecutor.java:45)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.scanner.sensor.ModuleSensorsExecutor.withModuleStrategy(ModuleSensorsExecutor.java:63)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.scanner.sensor.ModuleSensorsExecutor.execute(ModuleSensorsExecutor.java:45)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.scanner.scan.ModuleScanContainer.doAfterStart(ModuleScanContainer.java:68)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.core.platform.ComponentContainer.startComponents(ComponentContainer.java:122)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.core.platform.ComponentContainer.execute(ComponentContainer.java:108)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.scanner.scan.ProjectScanContainer.scan(ProjectScanContainer.java:379)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.scanner.scan.ProjectScanContainer.scanRecursively(ProjectScanContainer.java:375)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.scanner.scan.ProjectScanContainer.doAfterStart(ProjectScanContainer.java:338)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.core.platform.ComponentContainer.startComponents(ComponentContainer.java:122)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.core.platform.ComponentContainer.execute(ComponentContainer.java:108)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.scanner.bootstrap.GlobalContainer.doAfterStart(GlobalContainer.java:127)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.core.platform.ComponentContainer.startComponents(ComponentContainer.java:122)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.core.platform.ComponentContainer.execute(ComponentContainer.java:108)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.batch.bootstrapper.Batch.doExecute(Batch.java:58)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonar.batch.bootstrapper.Batch.execute(Batch.java:52)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at org.sonarsource.scanner.api.internal.batch.BatchIsolatedLauncher.execute(BatchIsolatedLauncher.java:46)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.709Z] 	at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.710Z] 	at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:566)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.710Z] 	at org.sonarsource.scanner.api.internal.IsolatedLauncherProxy.invoke(IsolatedLauncherProxy.java:60)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.710Z] 	at com.sun.proxy.$Proxy0.execute(Unknown Source)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.710Z] 	at org.sonarsource.scanner.api.EmbeddedScanner.doExecute(EmbeddedScanner.java:185)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.710Z] 	at org.sonarsource.scanner.api.EmbeddedScanner.execute(EmbeddedScanner.java:137)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.710Z] 	at org.sonarsource.scanner.cli.Main.execute(Main.java:111)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.710Z] 	at org.sonarsource.scanner.cli.Main.execute(Main.java:75)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.710Z] 	at org.sonarsource.scanner.cli.Main.main(Main.java:61)
[2020-01-23T00:00:35.710Z]

Hi @sodul,
Thanks for your post.

We’ve just released SonarPython 2.4 where we fixed this issue.
New released version will soon be deployed to SonarCloud.

Thanks for the fix. We cannot figure out which version of SonarPython is active in SonarCloud, do you know if it has been release there?

Hi @sodul,
Yes, the fix is available in SonarCloud.
Current version of SonarPython in SonarCloud is 2.6