activestate/python repository overview

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⁠About this image

This is ActiveState’s minimal Python and Python Development container, bundling a secure, up-to-date Python toolchain for building and running Python applications. It stays slim while including the standard library and build tools, giving you a reliable foundation for production-ready Python images.

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This development container is provided “as is” solely for internal testing, evaluation, and development purposes. It is not designed, intended, or warranted for use in production environments. Use of this container in any production, commercial, or customer-facing context is at your own risk. The provider makes no warranties, express or implied, regarding the container’s performance, security, or fitness for a particular purpose.

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⁠Download this Image

docker pull activestate/python:latest

⁠Running ActiveState Secure Containers

docker run --rm activestate/python -V

The following is a minimal example of a Dockerfile that uses a multistage build to run an app.py script after installing dependencies listed in a requirements.txt file.

FROM python:latest AS dev

WORKDIR /app

RUN python -m venv venv
ENV PATH="/app/venv/bin:$PATH"
COPY requirements.txt requirements.txt
RUN pip install -r requirements.txt

FROM activestate/python:latest

WORKDIR /app

COPY app.py app.py
COPY --from=dev /app/venv /app/venv
ENV PATH="/app/venv/bin:$PATH"

ENTRYPOINT ["python", "app.py"]