runs sonar-scanner in a docker container so you don't have to pollute your system with Java.
To pull and run
docker run -ti -v $(pwd):/root/src zaquestion/sonarqube-scanner
You need a sonar-project.properties in the root of your project file heres a template for python
# Required metadata
sonar.projectKey=org.sonarqube:python-sonar-scanner
sonar.projectName=Python :: PYTHON! : SonarQube Scanner
sonar.projectVersion=1.0
# Comma-separated paths to directories with sources (required)
sonar.sources=<SRC>
# Language
sonar.language=py
# Encoding of the source files
sonar.sourceEncoding=UTF-8
sonar.host.url=http://172.17.0.5:9000
Using docker-sonarqube-python server
To get the IP of a sonarqube server running in docker
docker network inspect bridge