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Why is `Container.name` optional and not always a `str`?

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Description

Maybe I'm missing something but from what I know a container must always have a name... when can it be null?

See https://github.com/docker/docker-py/blob/main/docker/models/containers.py#L33-L34

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Start with docker/models/containers.py at lines 33-34 and check the Docker Engine API representation for a container name. Determine whether the optional, non-str annotation matches the API behavior; done means the issue's question is resolved and the annotation or its rationale is consistent with the evidence.

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Tech stack
docker, python
Domain
api, backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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