Raise exception when getting Container instance as non-root in python3-lxc

src/python-lxc/lxc/__init__.py

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import warnings
 warnings.warn("The python-lxc API isn't yet stable "
               "and may change at any point in the future.", Warning, 2)
 
+
 class ContainerNetwork():
     props = {}
 
@@ -142,6 +143,9 @@ class Container(_lxc.Container):
             Creates a new Container instance.
         """
 
+        if os.geteuid() != 0:
+            raise Exception("Running as non-root.")
+
         _lxc.Container.__init__(self, name)
         self.network = ContainerNetworkList(self)