client.containers.run("ubuntu:latest", "echo hello world") not working
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Description
when I run
import docker
client = docker.from_env()
client.containers.run("ubuntu:latest", "echo hello world")
and waiting a lot, and not any output.
and image on local.


docker into
Containers: 7
Running: 0
Paused: 0
Stopped: 7
Images: 10
Server Version: 18.09.6
Storage Driver: overlay2
Backing Filesystem: extfs
Supports d_type: true
Native Overlay Diff: false
Logging Driver: journald
Cgroup Driver: cgroupfs
Plugins:
Volume: local
Network: bridge host macvlan null overlay
Log: awslogs fluentd gcplogs gelf journald json-file local logentries splunk syslog
Swarm:
NodeID:
Is Manager: false
Node Address:
Runtimes: nvidia runc
Default Runtime: nvidia
Init Binary: docker-init
containerd version: ed45de45998cd7faa636233bf82bef159eb6af23
runc version: f00e93a680ee7f2e9c3c4f737c54d43753808c5b
init version: N/A (expected: )
Security Options:
seccomp
Profile: default
Kernel Version: 3.10.107-1-xxx_kvm_guest-0049
Operating System: xxx tlinux 2.2 (Final)
OSType: linux
Architecture: x86_64
CPUs: 10
Total Memory: 39.04GiB
Name: VM-230-48-centos
ID: XSAE:HW32:KZQW:GWV6:TDYI:74CK:RBR7:CGQG:WEM6:PRBN:DPYG:LHQW
Docker Root Dir: /var/lib/docker
Debug Mode (client): false
Debug Mode (server): false
Username: xxx
Registry: https://index.docker.io/v1/
Labels:
Experimental: false
Insecure Registries:
xxxxx
10.0.0.0/8
100.64.0.0/10
9.0.0.0/8
127.0.0.0/8
Registry Mirrors:
xxx
Live Restore Enabled: true
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the shown client.containers.run("ubuntu:latest", "echo hello world") call with the provided Docker environment details. Inspect the behavior of docker.from_env and client.containers.run, then establish whether the issue is in the library or environment; done means the cause and a verified resolution are clear.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- docker, python
- Domain
- devops
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100