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Check a Dockerfile's CMD

A Dockerfile review bot checks the argument of the CMD instruction (the text after CMD ). Exec form, a JSON array of strings, lets the program receive stop signals directly; shell form doesn't. Report what is wrong with the argument, or None when it is fine. (Docker itself can't run here; this checks Dockerfile text.)

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Functioncmd_problem(args); args is the text after CMD
Returns"use exec form" when the text isn't valid JSON; "CMD must be a list of strings" when it is JSON but not a non-empty list of strings; otherwise None
Examples
callcmd_problem('["python", "-m", "market.server"]')returnsNone
callcmd_problem('python -m market.server')returns'use exec form'
callcmd_problem('["python", 8000]')returns'CMD must be a list of strings'

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Check a Dockerfile's CMD — Python practice · Runtime