bitnami/python
Bitnami container image for Python
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Python is a programming language that lets you work quickly and integrate systems more effectively.
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docker run -it --name python bitnami/python
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Dockerfile
linksLearn more about the Bitnami tagging policy and the difference between rolling tags and immutable tags in our documentation page.
You can see the equivalence between the different tags by taking a look at the tags-info.yaml
file present in the branch folder, i.e bitnami/ASSET/BRANCH/DISTRO/tags-info.yaml
.
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The prod
tags has been removed; from now on just the regular container images will be released.
The formatting convention for prod
tags has been changed:
BRANCH-debian-10-prod
is now tagged as BRANCH-prod-debian-10
VERSION-debian-10-rX-prod
is now tagged as VERSION-prod-debian-10-rX
latest-prod
is now deprecatedThe recommended way to get the Bitnami Python Docker Image is to pull the prebuilt image from the Docker Hub Registry.
docker pull bitnami/python:latest
To use a specific version, you can pull a versioned tag. You can view the list of available versions in the Docker Hub Registry.
docker pull bitnami/python:[TAG]
If you wish, you can also build the image yourself by cloning the repository, changing to the directory containing the Dockerfile and executing the docker build
command. Remember to replace the APP
, VERSION
and OPERATING-SYSTEM
path placeholders in the example command below with the correct values.
git clone https://github.com/bitnami/containers.git
cd bitnami/APP/VERSION/OPERATING-SYSTEM
docker build -t bitnami/APP:latest .
By default, running this image will drop you into the Python REPL, where you can interactively test and try things out in Python.
docker run -it --name python bitnami/python
The default work directory for the Python image is /app
. You can mount a folder from your host here that includes your Python script, and run it normally using the python
command.
docker run -it --name python -v /path/to/app:/app bitnami/python \
python script.py
If your Python app has a requirements.txt
defining your app's dependencies, you can install the dependencies before running your app.
docker run --rm -v /path/to/app:/app bitnami/python pip install -r requirements.txt
docker run -it --name python -v /path/to/app:/app bitnami/python python script.py
or using Docker Compose:
python:
image: bitnami/python:latest
command: "sh -c 'pip install -r requirements.txt && python script.py'"
volumes:
- .:/app
Further Reading:
Bitnami provides up-to-date versions of Python, including security patches, soon after they are made upstream. We recommend that you follow these steps to upgrade your container.
Step 1: Get the updated image
docker pull bitnami/python:latest
or if you're using Docker Compose, update the value of the image property to bitnami/python:latest
.
Step 2: Remove the currently running container
docker rm -v python
or using Docker Compose:
docker-compose rm -v python
Step 3: Run the new image
Re-create your container from the new image.
docker run --name python bitnami/python:latest
or using Docker Compose:
docker-compose up python
docker-compose.yaml
Please be aware this file has not undergone internal testing. Consequently, we advise its use exclusively for development or testing purposes.
If you detect any issue in the docker-compose.yaml
file, feel free to report it or contribute with a fix by following our Contributing Guidelines.
We'd love for you to contribute to this Docker image. You can request new features by creating an issue or submitting a pull request with your contribution.
If you encountered a problem running this container, you can file an issue. For us to provide better support, be sure to fill the issue template.
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