Dockerfile with base Ubuntu image, python3 and some data, science libs for High Performance Python

Dockerfile

FROM ubuntu:20.04

ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive

RUN apt-get update && \
    apt-get install -y \
    pkg-config \
    curl \
    libfreetype6-dev \
    libc6-dev \
    libpng-dev \
    python3 \
    tzdata \
    python3-numpy \
    python3-numexpr \
    python3-matplotlib \
    cython3 \
    python3-cffi \
    python3-mpi4py \
    python3-scipy \ 
    ipython3 \
    python3-venv \
    python3-pip \
    git 

WORKDIR ${PWD}/app

COPY requirements.txt .

RUN pip3 install -r requirements.txt

# Make sure your terminal is inside the same directory as the Dockerfile!!!
# To BUILD: docker build -t ubuntu:hpp .
# To RUN: docker run -it --rm --volume  ${PWD}:/app -t ubuntu:hpp /bin/bash

Starter image for custom Docker image with Ubuntu, Python3, etc. Lots of room for improvements ....