“docker.errors.DockerException: Error while fetching server API version:" Error in python

Question

I have installed docker on M1 chip in Rosatta mode and Docker daemon is also running. When I try to execute "docker.from_env()" in my python code I’m getting this error

“docker.errors.DockerException: Error while fetching server API version: (‘Connection aborted.’, FileNotFoundError(2, ‘No such file or directory’))”

Can someone help to resolve this issue? I tried reinstalling the docker multiple times and my docker is upto date also.

I tried reinstalling the docker multiple times and my docker is upto date also.

Answer 1

I had the same problem after recent env update.

In my case the socket /var/run/docker.sock has gone. To fix the issue you have to create a symlink to the actual socket file (doc.docker.com)

> sudo ln -s -f ~/.docker/run/docker.sock /var/run/docker.sock
> chmod +r /var/run/docker.sock # optional