"Schema validation: Property 'variables' is not allowed" error in bitbucket-pipelines.yml

[Danny Chia]

I've set up a pipeline to allow a user to repeat a test a specific number of times. It looks something like this:

image: python:3.11.0

definitions:
  caches:
    pip3: /usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages
  steps:
    - step: &setup
        name: 'Install dependencies'
        caches:
          - pip3
        script:
          - python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
          - pip install -r requirements.txt

pipelines:
  custom:
    run_tests:
      - variables:
          - name: iterations
            default: 1
      - step: *setup
      - step:
          name: 'Run tests'
          caches:
            - pip3
          script:
            - |
              for i in `seq 1 $iterations`; 
              do
                python run_tests.py
              done

          artifacts:
            - outputs/**

 However, PyCharm gives me this error:

Schema validation: Property 'variables' is not allowed

I don't know if the issue is with PyCharm or something else, but there are no problems after the code, and the pipeline runs fine. Anyone know what's causing this?

[Theodora Boudale · Accepted solution]

Hi Danny and welcome to the community!

I see no issues with your bitbucket-pipelines.yml file, the definition of the variables in the custom pipeline looks correct and according to our docs.

I'm not sure why PyCharm shows an error and how they do this validation; it may be best to reach out to the support team of the product if you'd like to get more info on that.

You can use our validator for bitbucket-pipelines.yml if you want to check the validity of your bitbucket-pipelines.yml file:

• https://bitbucket-pipelines.atlassian.io/validator

Kind regards,
Theodora

[Danny Chia]

Thanks for the response. I ran the file through the validator, which shows no problems. I suspect it is a PyCharm issue.

[Theodora Boudale]

You are welcome Danny, I suspect this may be the case as well.

Please feel free to reach out if you ever need anything else!