hunter/pythonscience repository overview

⁠Python 2.7 image for Machine Learning

README in progress:

I used to use a VM for Python work, but recently decided it would be cooler if I could get everything working in Docker.

This is Python 2.7.9 with the following extras

• IPython
• NumPy
• Pandas
• SciPy
• Matplotlib

What makes this image special is Python and Matplotlib are compiled with TkInter support so Matplotlib uses the correct backend to send graphs to $DISPLAY.

• GitHub repo⁠
• Dockerfile on GitHub⁠

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⁠Install image from Docker Hub

docker pull hunter/pythonscience

⁠Run container with local src volume

docker run -itv <abs path to local volume>:/data hunter/pythonscience bash

⁠Run container with GUI support on OSX

⁠first time

brew install socat
brew cask install xquartz

⁠every time

open -a XQuartz
socat TCP-LISTEN:6000,reuseaddr,fork UNIX-CLIENT:\"$DISPLAY\"
docker run -e DISPLAY=<docker host IP>:0 hunter/pythonscience bash