gistfile1.py

    def stop(self, name):
        """
        Stop a container
        """
        try:
            self.docker_cli.stop(name)
        except:
            raise errors.DockerException("cannot stop container " + name)

    def destroy(self, name):
        """
        Destroy a container
        """
        self.stop(name)
        try:
            self.docker_cli.remove_container(name)
        except:
            raise errors.DockerException("container " + name + " doesn't exist")