container.logs seems to no stream logs when the container is started without the tty option

[gpolaert]

I'm not sure if it's an issue.

I try to stream container logs using the docker-py client. I noticed I have no logs when my container is started without -t.

logs = container.logs(stream=True, follow=True, stdout=True, stderr=False, tail=0)

Even if I can show them using this command docker logs -f <container>

[gpolaert]

Could someone help me to understand?

[TomasTomecek]

Did you try to tinker switches? I would definitely start with:

logs = container.logs(stream=True, follow=True, stdout=True, stderr=True, tail='all')

It also depends what kind of application you are running in the container.

Also bear in mind that

$ docker logs -f <container>

is not an equivalent of

logs = container.logs(stream=True, follow=True, stdout=True, stderr=False, tail=0)

[danqing]

Run into a similar problem. @TomasTomecek can you explain the difference between the two, and also what's the difference between stream and follow? What happens if you specify one or both? Why does stream not follow? Does follow automatically stream? What is returned when both are specified?

[TomasTomecek]

@danqing since my comment is 6 months old, I forgot everything; I would need to check sources to answer, so please see the sources for more info

[danqing]

Yeah the source is pretty confusing too :( I've hacked a solution, but it looks like the logging part of this library still needs some significant improvements to work reliably.

[kode54]

8 years later, this issue is affecting TrueNAS Scale, and they referred me to this issue, saying they "depend on upstream to fix it for them".

[TannerLivingston]

This is finally resolved for me on version ElectricEel-24.10.2.2.