Could not translate host name “db” to address using Postgres, Docker Compose and Psycopg2

Question

In one folder I have 3 files: base.py, Dockerfile and docker-compose.yml.

base.py:

import psycopg2

conn = psycopg2.connect(\"dbname=\'b         


        

Answer 1

Changing the host from "db" to "postgres" worked for me.

Also use postgres defaults for username and password which is

username: postgres
password: