Failed to execute script docker-compose

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I use mac 10.11.6 El capitan and i installed docker toolbox and i am trying to use docker compose build option but i am throwing some errors as follows,

kj$ docker-compose -f docker-compose-dev.yml build
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "docker-compose", line 6, in <module>
  File "compose/cli/main.py", line 71, in main
  File "compose/cli/main.py", line 124, in perform_command
  File "compose/cli/command.py", line 41, in project_from_options
  File "compose/cli/command.py", line 113, in get_project
  File "compose/config/config.py", line 380, in load
  File "compose/config/config.py", line 380, in <listcomp>
  File "compose/config/config.py", line 513, in process_config_file
  File "compose/config/config.py", line 221, in get_service_dicts
  File "distutils/version.py", line 46, in __eq__
  File "distutils/version.py", line 337, in _cmp
TypeError: '<' not supported between instances of 'str' and 'int'
[83046] Failed to execute script docker-compose

The content of yml file

version: '3.3'

services:

  users:
    build:
      context: ./
      dockerfile: Dockerfile-dev
    volumes:
      - './:/usr/src/app'
    ports:
      - 5001:5000
    environment:
      - FLASK_APP=project/__init__.py
      - FLASK_ENV=development

I am not sure what causes this problem, Please give your suggestions, Thanks

What's inside your docker-compose-dev.yml file? It looks like it might be related to a Python module. — alexdotsh
– alexdotsh, Commented Mar 8, 2019 at 23:18

Dan Mic · Accepted Answer · 2020-10-08 04:59:28Z

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The answer to this question is pretty straight forward, it happened to me this morning. When I finished working on my project I closed the docker app for Mac (mainly what the error says is that it cannot get the API version of Docker and or docker-compose). Make sure your Docker for desktop is running everything else should be back to normal.Check this image to see if docker desktop is running.

answered Oct 8, 2020 at 4:59

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Jhonattan Peláez · Accepted Answer · 2020-11-25 14:47:36Z

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I solved it by starting the docker service:

service docker start

answered Nov 25, 2020 at 14:47

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Zaffer Over a year ago

This worked for me, just needed to: sudo service docker start. Is there no way to start it with the Docker add-on inside VSC?

Kush Singla · Accepted Answer · 2020-12-09 17:57:14Z

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I was having the same problem as mentioned above:

[49326] Failed to execute script docker-compose

I am using Linux(ubuntu 20.04)

But the thing that I missed was that when I completed the docker install in the next steps it was mentioned as linuxpost-install steps. It clearly states that after the installation the docker always runs on the root. So until you have configured the non-root options on docker setting at this link should try using sudo before your command.

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charo Over a year ago

Ubuntu for me doing the docker java tutorial (docs.docker.com/language/java/build-images) in WSL. Restarting the shell worked for me. I had removed the images and other things on this board but didn't work. Neither did this 'sudo' suggestion thank goodness because it seems very scary.

Zizi · Accepted Answer · 2021-09-20 11:28:50Z

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Just make sure that the Docker app is opened on your machine

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YLR Over a year ago

Hi, you must specifiy more detail on this answer, like how to check this and why ?

Dharmendra Prajapati · Accepted Answer · 2021-03-10 12:41:17Z

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It Worked for me in Windows:

Control Panel => Program and Features => Turn Windows Feature on or off => enable all the option for Hyper-V

answered Mar 10, 2021 at 12:41

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MrUpsidown Over a year ago

This is not an answer to the original question. OP mentioned Mac OS, not Windows.

oklas Over a year ago

So do you think that we need to create a duplicate question with macOS replaced with windows?

Mongezi Mthimunye · Accepted Answer · 2019-09-09 12:32:29Z

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In my side I have managed to resolve this by "Reset to factory defaults", i.e under docker preferences.

answered Sep 9, 2019 at 12:32

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mszan · Accepted Answer · 2021-04-24 20:11:36Z

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to anyone who's trying to do this with --context, add host user to docker's group

on ssh host: sudo usermod -aG docker $USER

https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/linux-postinstall/

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Juanmi · Accepted Answer · 2024-03-21 09:16:28Z

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Upgrade to the latest script of docker-compose standalone:

https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/standalone/#on-linux

The other solutions doesn't work for me...

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KeyboardCat Over a year ago

While this link may answer the question, it is better to include the essential parts of the answer here and provide the link for reference. Link-only answers can become invalid if the linked page changes.

J_C · Accepted Answer · 2019-08-23 13:46:15Z

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Just encountered this issue this morning on 10.14.6 (18G87) MacOS, which I just updated to this morning after everything was working perfectly yesterday.

Found out that one of my compose.yml files was using single quotes around the version when it should be double quotes. This fixed the issue for me. This is not a bug with Docker-compose.

answered Aug 23, 2019 at 13:46

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Chuss · Accepted Answer · 2021-02-24 19:09:05Z

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GM

The reason for this issue is, Docker (engine) services is stopped.

Remember that in Docker-Docs you have to read "Post-installation steps" to "Configure Docker to start on boot".

https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/linux-postinstall/#configure-docker-to-start-on-boot

ie. for Redhat/CentOs

$ sudo systemctl enable docker.service
$ sudo systemctl enable containerd.service

Regards.

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Nasouh · Accepted Answer · 2021-08-09 05:35:42Z

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Restart the container resolved my issue.

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ouflak · Accepted Answer · 2021-10-14 06:22:13Z

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I am using WSL 2 and I had to do enable integration with the WSL distro I am using. It's in Settings > Resources > WSL Integration.

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fehmir smaili · Accepted Answer · 2021-11-29 23:05:26Z

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I was trying tou lounch my back with the following command: docker-compose up --build

And I got this message:

docker.errors.DockerException: Error while fetching server API version: ('Connection aborted.', PermissionError(13, 'Permission denied')) [5884] Failed to execute script docker-compose

All I had to do was to add "sudo" in front of the above mentioned command. sudo docker-compose up --build After this my back is launched :))

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David Vardzelian · Accepted Answer · 2022-08-17 23:45:22Z

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Simply I checked General settings in Docker and enable Use Docker Compose V2 and actually it's work for me.

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Anton Menshov · Accepted Answer · 2022-12-17 18:27:04Z

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I had the same error and it solved by

sudo service docker start

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trustidkid · Accepted Answer · 2023-10-10 14:18:43Z

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Ensure your docker desktop is started appropriately. It is most likely not stated, I had similar error when I forgot to launch it

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Sumanth M · Accepted Answer · 2023-12-28 10:48:36Z

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In my case, Docker is not up, So I have to launch Docker Desktop, start the Connection and run the command "docker-compose up" in command prompt.

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Shilpa · Accepted Answer · 2019-04-30 18:05:02Z

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Change the version to be double quotes, it worked for me. version: "3.3"

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VIJAYKUMAR SUBRAMANI Over a year ago

When I copied from version : "3.3" from a site, it didn't work. Double quotes was not interpreted in my machine. So, I deleted and typed " and it worked now.

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