Unable to send metrics inside docker container

[viperfx]

Describe the bug
Unable to send metrics inside docker container.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Start a python shell in docker container
2. Run the code snippet below
3. Check datadog if the metric is sent.

from datadog import statsd
from datadog import initialize
initialize(statsd_host="localhost",statsd_port=8125)
statsd.increment("my_metric")

Expected behavior
Metric should send as expected.

Run the above steps, but in a local python shell, outside of a docker container. It works as expected.

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Environment and Versions (please complete the following information):

• Library version: 0.50.1
• Python version 3.11.10

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[carlosroman]

Has your container got access to the Agent? If not then you need to make sure the container has access to where the Agent is running.