scan-build

library3.0.0pypypi✓ verified 80d ago

A static code analyzer tool for Clang that uses compilation databases (compile_commands.json). Version 3.0.0 is the latest, requiring Python >=3.10 and dropping support for 3.6-3.9. The package is maintained with modern tooling (hatchling, ruff, pytest).

testing

pip install scan-build

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INSTALL

IMPORT

SIG · SCAN-BUILD

scan-build

testingpythonv3.0.0

Install

1.6s avg

Import

—

Disk

16MB

Pass rate

10/ 10

Env Coverage10 / 10

glibc

3.9–3.13

musl

3.9–3.13

Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

tested against v3.0.0 · pip install

no network on importno background threads

Install × environment matrix

Each cell = how many times install + import succeeded across repeated harness runs. Partial = flaky.
glibc = Debian/Ubuntu slim · musl = Alpine Linux

musl

py 3.10–3.95 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 0.0s · import 0.000s · 18MB

glibc

py 3.10–3.95 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 1.6s · import 0.000s · 18MB

16MB installed

● package 16MB

Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

run_command

✓ from clanganalyzer import run_command

✗ from clanganalyzer import Analyze

shell_split

✓ from clanganalyzer import shell_split

shlex

✓ from clanganalyzer import shlex

Basic usage: specify a compilation database and run analysis.

from scan_build import Analyze from scan_build.report import Report # Analyze using compile_commands.json analyzer = Analyze(compilation_database='compile_commands.json') report = analyzer.run() print(report.summary())

scan-build --version

Debug

Known issues

breakingVersion 3.0.0 drops support for Python 3.6-3.9. Update to Python >=3.10.

fix

Upgrade Python to 3.10 or later, and update scan-build to 3.0.0.

affects: <3.0.0

deprecatedThe old CLI entry point 'scan-build' (Perl-based) is not part of this Python package. Only the Python API is provided.

fix

Use the Python API from scan_build module instead of CLI.

affects: >2.0.0

gotchaThe module name is scan_build (underscore), not scan-build (hyphen). Importing with hyphen fails.

fix

Use 'from scan_build import ...'

affects: all

gotchaThe package requires a compilation database (compile_commands.json). It does not work without one.

fix

Generate compile_commands.json using tools like bear or CMake with -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=ON.

affects: all

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Version history

3.0.0latest on PyPI · released Feb 25, 2026

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/rizsotto/scan-build ↗

packagehttps://pypi.org/project/scan-build/ ↗

homepagehttps://clang-analyzer.llvm.org/ ↗