Because README.md is at the root of the repository, but only "/notebooks/" are visible inside of a container.
The following documentation is not accurate as well:
Shared Folders
The Docker container maps the top level directory of your GitHub checkout (the directory containing README.md) on your host machine to its /home/jovyan/notebooks folder and automatically synchronizes files between the guest and host environments as an incredible convenience to you.
Some paths are broken in notebooks/_Appendix C - Python & Jupyter Notebook Tips.ipynb
Starting docker with this command (on Mac):
This code throws
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/home/jovyan/notebooks/README.md'
:Because README.md is at the root of the repository, but only "/notebooks/" are visible inside of a container.
The following documentation is not accurate as well: