[Python] python-on-whales: how to use it in a dockerized environment

I'd like to know what do I need to change in my workflow so I can get python-on-whales to work with my docker server (that is on my linux machine).

I've previously successfully used the Docker library from pypi in other docker images.

I have the following python script:

from python_on_whales import DockerClient
docker_client = DockerClient(host='unix://var/run/docker.sock', compose_files=["compose_loc/docker-compose.yml"])

docker_client.compose.down()


and this is the Dockerfile:

FROM python:3.11.11-alpine

RUN pip3 install python_on_whales==0.75.1

RUN mkdir /compose_loc
RUN mkdir /codebaze

ADD main.py /codebaze/
ADD initialize.py /codebaze/

WORKDIR /codebaze/

CMD ["python3", "-u", "/codebaze/main.py"]


After I build the image I'm running it with the following docker run command: docker run -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock -v "C:\\Users\\myuser\\PycharmProjects\\myProject\\compose_loc":/compose_loc compose-updater

And this is the error that I get:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/codebaze/main.py", line 14, in <module>
docker_client.compose.down()
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/python_on_whales/components/compose/cli_wrapper.py", line 272, in down
full_cmd = self.docker_compose_cmd + ["down"]
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/python_on_whales/client_config.py", line 167, in docker_compose_cmd
return self.client_config.docker_compose_cmd
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/python_on_whales/client_config.py", line 136, in docker_compose_cmd
base_cmd = self.docker_cmd + ["compose"]
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/python_on_whales/client_config.py", line 100, in docker_cmd
result = Command(self.get_client_call_with_path())
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/python_on_whales/client_config.py", line 83, in get_client_call_with_path
Path(self._get_docker_path())
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/python_on_whales/client_config.py", line 91, in _get_docker_path
raise ClientNotFoundError(
python_on_whales.client_config.ClientNotFoundError: The binary 'docker' could not be found on your PATH. Please ensure that your PATH has the directory of the binary you're looking for. You can use `print(os.environ['PATH'])` to verify what directories are in your PATH.


So what do I need to change in order for the DockerClient to start using the docker server on the my local machine?

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