Deployment with Docker?

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I am starting an internship soon where I will need to become familiar with OpenMC, and I have been reviewing the documentation and would like to try some examples on my system. I am using a Windows system, so I am trying to use OpenMC with docker. I was able to follow the steps in the Devloper’s Guide (7. Deployment with Docker — OpenMC Documentation), and I am now here: “This command will open an interactive shell running from within the Docker container where you have access to use OpenMC.”. – I have this shell running, but I don’t understand how to proceed from here to run my own Python script. An ls command shows me this:

root@86c2a48d914b:/# ls
bin dev home lib32 libx32 mnt proc run srv tmp var
boot etc lib lib64 media opt root sbin sys usr

How do I run some python code that I’ve written using OpenMC now?

Thank you very much for your time.

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@LukeLabrie Run your docker image with an interactive bash session.

docker run -it <image> /bin/bash

You can run your python code using the python file_name.py command.

Hope this will help!

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Hi Pranto,

When I run that command, instead of seeing “C:\Users\Luke>”, it changes to “root@0e5215463fdf:/#”, which I assume means that the image is running. But now the python file_name.py command does not work. It seems like the image doesn’t have access to these files. Am I missing something?

Thanks for your help.

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@LukeLabrie You have to change to the directory where your input file is located.

Ok, Let’s try to run a pincell problem.

$ cd /opt/ && mkdir test_run && cd /opt/test_run
$ cp ../openmc/examples/pincell/build_xml.py .
$ python build_xml.py
$ openmc

Best
pranto

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Ok, do you mind explaining what that first command is doing? I looked up the cp command on Docker and it says you need to specify a source and destination. The source I imagine would be my local pin_cell.py file, but how do I specify a destination on the image that I’m going to run in docker?

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&& is used for chain commands such that the next command is run if and only if the preceding command exits without error. You can run each command separately

$ cd /opt/
$ mkdir test_run
$ cd /opt/test_run

To refer the destination you can use a dot (.) means copy the file in my current working directory.

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@LukeLabrie It sounds like you want to access files on your Windows drive from the docker container. If so, see this question on stackoverflow.

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Paul, when I use the volume mount discussed in that post I do see my file in the docker container, but I am still unable to run it. See below:

Running the docker image:
docker run -it --name=my_openmc --rm -v /pin_cell.py debian/openmc:latest

ls command:

root@39c7893610d3:/# ls
bin   dev  home  lib32  libx32  mnt  pin_cell.py  root  sbin  sys  usr
boot  etc  lib   lib64  media   opt  proc         run   srv   tmp  var

As you can see, the file is there. Now I try to run the file:

root@39c7893610d3:/# python pin_cell.py
/usr/bin/python: can't find '__main__' module in 'pin_cell.py'

So I think I’m one step closer here, but still missing something. Any ideas?

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Figured it out!

The key is to use an absolute filepath instead of a relative file path, i.e.

docker run -it --name=my_openmc1 --rm -v $pwd/pin_cell.py:/containerdir debian/openmc:latest

Instead of:

docker run -it --name=my_openmc1 --rm -v /pin_cell.py:/containerdir debian/openmc:latest

Thank you pranto and thank you Paul for your time and guidance.

Luke

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Another option for running files within the Docker container is to install VScode on windows along with the Remote Contain addition. This provides a terminal and a IDE that inherits from the container.

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Could you please kindly elaborate the steps? I am using OpenMC for my project. I have no one to guide except this forum.

I have installed Docker container, Visual Studio, Git, Dev Container extension, and Python. How do I execute? Is it possible for you to have a meeting with you so that I can share my screen and you can kindly guide me?

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We have a monthly meeting soon, feel free to attend