light-python

Debian 9 based, production-ready and lightweight Python3 container.

Docker Hub: https://hub.docker.com/r/camilo0365r/light-python

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Features

• Based on the stretch-slim tag from the official Debian Docker registry.
• Python 3.6 based on glibc Standard C library, instead of musl. This avoids compatibility issues when pip installs (and compiles) various libraries from source.
• Just the necessary system dependencies to deploy production-ready containers.
• Downloaded Image size approx. 140MB (Official images can be as big as 600MB+).

Why another Python image?

At the time of writing (October 2017) the official Python Docker registry does not include a barebones and lightweight Python image based on glibc (not musl as in Alpine-based images) and Debian 9 (Stretch).

Image size comparison vs official Python registry

Image	Size in Docker Hub	Downloaded Size
light-python:3.6.1	50MB	140MB
python:slim	80MB	206MB
python:jessie	274MB	690MB
python:stretch	350MB	909MB

Source: https://hub.docker.com/r/library/python/tags

Usage

$ docker pull camilo0365r/light-python:latest

Build

$ git clone https://github.com/camilo0365/light-python.git
$ cd light-python
$ docker build -t <insert_tag_name> .