ndunnett/python

Docker image based on the official Ubuntu image with Python compiled from source. The purpose of this image is to be a more performant, lower footprint alternative to the official Python image. Python is downloaded, compiled, and installed in one layer to reduce the image size before being pushed to the Docker Hub repository.

Tag convention

The tag convention is as follows:

{Ubuntu}-{Python}

• Ubuntu - this is the code name for the Ubuntu release
• Python - this is the version of Python compiled

The latest tag is aliased to the image built with the newest available stable release for both Ubuntu and Python.

Performance

See BENCHMARK.md for performance comparison to the official Python image.

TODO:

• Support for arm64v8 and arm32v7
• Reduce vulnerabilities highlighted by Docker Scout (if possible)
• Optimise image size
• Add more base images (Debian, Alpine)
• Add image size comparison to benchmarks
• Add benchmarks between Python versions
• Add benchmarks between base images
• Revisit compiling with clang