Get live stdout of a running container
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Description
Hi,
I need to run a long time command in a container and print the stdout/stderr in live.
From what I have done so far I have to wait the end of the execution before being able to see the output logs.
For example, in the above code, I would like to be able to see "hello" before waiting the end of the 20secs:
import docker
client = docker.from_env()
container = client.containers.run('python:alpine', '''python -c "
import time;
print('hello');
time.sleep(20);
print('OK')"''',
detach=True, remove=True)
Many thanks for your help.
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Research direction
Start with the containers.run call in the issue and reproduce the detached-container example to observe when stdout and stderr become available. Trace the existing container output or logging path, then make live output available before the command exits; the example should show "hello" before the 20-second delay and "OK" afterward.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- docker, python
- Domain
- devops
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100