bitnami/python

Bitnami Secure Image for Python

Python is a programming language that lets you work quickly and integrate systems more effectively.

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TL;DR

console
docker run --name python REGISTRY_NAME/bitnami/python:latest

Note: You need to substitute the REGISTRY_NAME placeholder with a reference to your container registry.

Choosing between the Standard and Minimal image

This asset is available in two flavors: Standard and Minimal; designed to address different use cases and operational needs.

Standard images

The standard images are full-featured, production-ready containers built on top of secure base operating systems. They include:

• The complete runtime and commonly used system tools.
• A familiar Linux environment (shell, package manager, debugging utilities).
• Full compatibility with most CI/CD pipelines and existing workloads.

Recommended for:

• Development and testing environments.
• Workloads requiring package installation or debugging tools.
• Applications that depend on system utilities or shared libraries.

Minimal images

The minimal images are optimized, distroless-style containers derived from a stripped-down base. They only ship what’s strictly necessary to run the application; no shell, package manager, or extra libraries. They provide:

• Smaller size: Faster pull and startup times.
• Reduced *** surface: Fewer components and potential vulnerabilities.
• Simpler maintenance: Fewer dependencies to patch or update.

Recommended for:

• Production environments prioritizing performance and security.
• Regulated or security-sensitive workloads
• Containers built via multi-stage builds (e.g., Golang static binaries).

Supported tags and respective Dockerfile links

Learn more about the Bitnami tagging policy and the difference between rolling tags and immutable tags in our documentation page.

Deprecation Note (2022-01-21)

The prod tags has been removed; from now on just the regular container images will be released.

Deprecation Note (2020-08-18)

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 deprecated

Get this image

The recommended way to get the Bitnami Python Docker Image is to pull the prebuilt image from the https://hub.docker.com/r/bitnami/python.

console
docker pull REGISTRY_NAME/bitnami/python:latest

To use a specific version, you can pull a versioned tag. You can view the https://hub.docker.com/r/bitnami/python/tags/ in the Docker Hub Registry.

console
docker pull REGISTRY_NAME/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.

console
git clone https://github.com/bitnami/containers.git
cd bitnami/APP/VERSION/OPERATING-SYSTEM
docker build -t REGISTRY_NAME/bitnami/APP:latest .

Using docker-compose.yaml

Please be aware this file has not undergone internal testing. Consequently, we advise its use exclusively for development or testing purposes.

Entering the REPL

By default, running this image will drop you into the Python REPL, where you can interactively test and try things out in Python.

console
docker run -it --name python bitnami/python

Configuration

The following section describes how to run commands

Running your Python script

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.

console
docker run -it --name python -v /path/to/app:/app bitnami/python \
  python script.py

Running a Python app with package dependencies

If your Python app has a requirements.txt defining your app's dependencies, you can install the dependencies before running your app.

console
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:

yaml
python:
  image: REGISTRY_NAME/bitnami/python:latest
  command: "sh -c 'pip install -r requirements.txt && python script.py'"
  volumes:
    - .:/app

Further Reading:

• python documentation
• pip documentation

FIPS configuration in Bitnami Secure Images

The Bitnami Python Docker image from the Bitnami Secure Images catalog includes extra features and settings to configure the container with FIPS capabilities. You can configure the next environment variables:

• OPENSSL_FIPS: whether OpenSSL runs in FIPS mode or not. yes (default), no.

License

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