Misleading error when pulling on full disk
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Description
When a host disk does not have enough free space left to pull a new image, docker-py throw 404 Client Error: Not Found (no such image: '<image_tag>') which I found quite misleading.
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Research direction
Start by reproducing an image pull when the host disk lacks free space, then inspect how docker-py interprets and exposes the Docker Engine API response. Trace why the condition becomes a 404 “no such image” error. Done means a full-disk pull reports an accurate, actionable error instead of the misleading missing-image message.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- docker, python
- Domain
- api
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100