Missing build and installation steps without using pip

[jkr0103]

I could not find the steps/documentation to build and install the docker sdk for python without using pip. I felt this requirement on Ubuntu 24.04 where a simple script just having two lines doesn't wrok. client.py:

start of client.py

import docker; client = docker.from_env()

end of client.py

Issue is described here and fixed in version 6.1.0 with PR 3116.

Ubuntu 24.04 have following versions of python3-requests, python3-urllib3 and python3-docker packages:

$ apt list --installed | grep python3-urllib3
python3-urllib3/noble,now 2.0.7-1 all [installed,automatic]

$ apt list --installed | grep python3-requests
python3-requests/noble,now 2.31.0+dfsg-1ubuntu1 all [installed,automatic]

intel@gramine2404:~/docker-7.0.0$  apt list --installed | grep python3-docker
python3-docker/noble,now 5.0.3-1ubuntu1 all [installed]

$ lsb_release -a
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description:    Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Release:        24.04
Codename:       noble

Installing docker using pip is not the option on Ubuntu 24.04:

$ pip3 install docker
error: externally-managed-environment

× This environment is externally managed
╰─> To install Python packages system-wide, try apt install
    python3-xyz, where xyz is the package you are trying to
    install.

    If you wish to install a non-Debian-packaged Python package,
    create a virtual environment using python3 -m venv path/to/venv.
    Then use path/to/venv/bin/python and path/to/venv/bin/pip. Make
    sure you have python3-full installed.

    If you wish to install a non-Debian packaged Python application,
    it may be easiest to use pipx install xyz, which will manage a
    virtual environment for you. Make sure you have pipx installed.

    See /usr/share/doc/python3.12/README.venv for more information.

note: If you believe this is a mistake, please contact your Python installation or OS distribution provider. You can override this, at the risk of breaking your Python installation or OS, by passing --break-system-packages.
hint: See PEP 668 for the detailed specification.

Hence I am left with no option except manually building and installing the package. I am looking for the steps to build and install it manually.

Also I would like to know the way to request Ubuntu 24.04 community to upgrade python3-docker=5.0.3 to python3-docker>=6.1.0 where the compatibility issue with requests and urllib3 is fixed.

[akx]

The externally-managed-environment error message outlines your options, and only the virtualenv option applies here (since this is a library, not an application).

If your project needs a version of docker-py other than that packaged by your distribution, use a virtualenv for your project.