def create_containers(api: lims.Lims, size: int, prefix: str):
type_element = api.get_container_types(name="Tube")
assert isinstance(type_element, list)
assert len(type_element) == 1
container_list = []
for i in range(size):
container = entities.Container.create(lims=api,
name="{}_{}".format(prefix, i),
type=type_element[0])
container_list.append(container)
