How do you set Python version in Sonarcloud UI?

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With all of my analyses, I now get the warning message:
"Your code is analyzed as compatible with python 2 and 3 by default. This will prevent the detection of issues specific to python 2 or python 3. You can get a more precise analysis by setting a python version in your configuration via the parameter “sonar.python.version”

I reviewed this ticket but it isn’t clear to me how to set the Python version for the property sonar.python.version in the Sonarcloud UI.

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Hi Vince,

Not all parameters are settable in the UI. In this case you will have to set the property sonar.python.version manually.

Since you are analyzing a Python project, I assume that you are using automatic analysis, in which case you need to add a file called .sonarcloud.properties to the root of your repo and set sonar.python.version in there. See https://sonarcloud.io/documentation/advanced-setup/automatic-analysis/#additional-analysis-configuration

If you are using a CI-based analysis then you would do the same except in a file called sonar-project.properties or on the command line of the scanner.

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Sorry for reviving the topic, but we’ve got a similar issue, and I’ve been struggling to find anything in the documentation on this subject.

@Peeter_Piegaze What kind of format should this setting be?

We’ve tried the following:

# in .sonarcloud.properties
sonar.python.version=3

# in .sonarcloud.properties
sonar.python.version=3.9

# in sonar-project.properties
sonar.python.version=3

None of these seems to work – we’re still getting the warning in SonarCloud console.

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Hi Magda,

The format for the Python version should be a comma-delimited list of versions having the format “X.Y”

Examples:

  • sonar.python.version=2.7
  • sonar.python.version=3.8
  • sonar.python.version=2.7, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9

As described here: https://sonarcloud.io/documentation/advanced-setup/languages/python/

Which file you put this in depends on whether you are running automatic analysis or a CI-based analysis.

In the former case, you would put this property declaration in the file .sonarcloud.properties. In the latter case, you would put it in sonar-project.properties.

I hope this helps.