Writing Outputs Using Python In A Docker Container-CodePudding

I am trying to write a text (.txt) file to a local Desktop folder on Windows 10 after building a docker image (docker_run_test). The docker build seems to work seamlessly using "docker build -t docker_run_test .", running the command from the working directory on the Desktop where the Dockerfile and Python script reside (C:/Users/mdl518/Desktop/docker_tests/). The script is a simple print statement and writing of the print statement to a .txt file, but I cannot locate the output .txt. Below is the associated Dockerfile, and the Python script.

The Dockerfile:

FROM python:3

ADD docker_test.py ./

RUN pip install pandas

CMD ["python3","./docker_test.py"]

The Python script (docker_test.py):

import os

print("This is a Docker test.")

with open('docker_test.txt', 'w') as f:
    f.write("This is a Docker test.")

I have searched the contents of the Docker image as well, but cannot locate the output .txt within the image either. Any assistance is most appreciated!

CodePudding user response：

You have to mount/bind the folder where you want to see the results into the container.

Change the output filename to write in another folder, let say /output

with open('/output/docker_test.txt', 'w') as f:

And then ask Docker to bind host folder %HOMEPATH%\Desktop to container /output :

docker run -v %HOMEPATH%\Desktop:/output docker_run_test

Not sure for %HOMEPATH% syntax as I'm a Linux user.