# Missing lib directory after installing Python SDK on a Docker Container

**URL:** <https://openziti.discourse.group/t/missing-lib-directory-after-installing-python-sdk-on-a-docker-container/631>\
**Category:** SDK Questions\
**Created:** [July 1, 2022, 8:51pm UTC](https://openziti.discourse.group/t/missing-lib-directory-after-installing-python-sdk-on-a-docker-container/631 "2022-07-01T20:51:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![markamind](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openziti.discourse.group/markamind/32/157_2.png) [@markamind](https://openziti.discourse.group/u/markamind)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 8:51pm UTC](https://openziti.discourse.group/t/missing-lib-directory-after-installing-python-sdk-on-a-docker-container/631/1 "2022-07-01T20:51:47Z")

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I am working through creating a Docker container for the Python SDK.

I want to build this so that I can test the samples without needing to run them locally on my desktop.

Steps followed

```auto

apt-get -y update && apt-get -y install git

git clone https://github.com/openziti/ziti-sdk-py.git

cd /ziti-sdk-py/
python setup.py install

ZITI_IDENTITIES=/ziti-sdk-py/sample/tunneler-id.json
python3 h-ziti-p.py

```

The error I received is

`OSError: /usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/openziti-0.5.2-py3.8.egg/openziti/lib/libziti.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory`

I took a look in this directory and could not find the ‘lib’ directory that contains the file libziti.dylib

cd /usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/openziti-0.5.2-py3.8.egg/openziti  
root@3345db7c876b:/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/openziti-0.5.2-py3.8.egg/openziti#  
ls  
**init**.py **main**.py **pycache** \_version.py context.py decor.py zitilib.py zitisock.py

Any tips on how to resolve this?

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**Author:** ![markamind](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openziti.discourse.group/markamind/32/157_2.png) [@markamind](https://openziti.discourse.group/u/markamind)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 9:28pm UTC](https://openziti.discourse.group/t/missing-lib-directory-after-installing-python-sdk-on-a-docker-container/631/2 "2022-07-01T21:28:49Z")

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This was my mistake… as I was not using the right command to install the package

pip install openziti

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**Author:** ![gooseleggs](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openziti.discourse.group/gooseleggs/32/450_2.png) [@gooseleggs](https://openziti.discourse.group/u/gooseleggs)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2022, 9:38am UTC](https://openziti.discourse.group/t/missing-lib-directory-after-installing-python-sdk-on-a-docker-container/631/3 "2022-07-02T09:38:07Z")

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What you will find, is that when you shut down the docker container, it will ‘forget’ any actions that have been done after the container has been started. This is a docker _superpower_ - immutability. To achieve what you need, you will need to create a Dockerfile and then build the container. Then, once that is done, you will then have a container with all the ziti components installed, and then you bring your code.

There are plenty of sites on the web that will go through creating a container. Reach back out if you need assistance with this.

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**Author:** ![markamind](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openziti.discourse.group/markamind/32/157_2.png) [@markamind](https://openziti.discourse.group/u/markamind)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2022, 11:08am UTC](https://openziti.discourse.group/t/missing-lib-directory-after-installing-python-sdk-on-a-docker-container/631/4 "2022-07-02T11:08:41Z")

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@gooseleggs @dov

This week has been a very intensive learning experience… thx for all you help…