pydocker_quickstart_pull_image_run_container_echo.py

1import docker
2
3# Initialize the Docker client using the default socket
4client = docker.from_env()
5
6# Pull the latest Alpine image
7print("Pulling alpine image...")
8client.images.pull('alpine')
9
10# Run a container and execute a command
11# This prints 'hello world' from within the container
12print("Running container...")
13output = client.containers.run("alpine", "echo hello world")
14
15print(f"Container output: {output.decode('utf-8').strip()}")
16
17# List all running containers
18for container in client.containers.list():
19    print(f"Container ID: {container.id} is running.")