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Passing secrets to `client.containers.run()`

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Description

I am starting a container through the python API as

import docker
client = docker.from_env()
client.containers.run('alpine', 'ls /run/secrets')

and would like to pass a secret or SecretReference to that container. It seems to me that there is no option to do that?

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Research direction

Start with the Python API entry point shown, client.containers.run(), and compare its available options with Docker Engine API support for secrets and SecretReference. Done means the API provides a documented way to pass a secret to the container and the Alpine example can list it under /run/secrets.

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Assessment

Tech stack
docker, python
Domain
devops, infrastructure
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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