pydocker_quickstart_run_container_and_list_running.py

1import docker
2
3# Initialize the Docker client using the default socket
4client = docker.from_env()
5
6# Run a container (hello-world) and get the output
7print("Running 'hello-world' container...")
8output = client.containers.run("hello-world")
9print(output.decode("utf-8"))
10
11# List all running containers
12print("Current running containers:")
13for container in client.containers.list():
14    print(f"ID: {container.short_id}, Name: {container.name}")