Installing numpy, scipy, pandas and matplotlib in Alpine (Docker)

Dockerfile

# Below are the dependencies required for installing the common combination of numpy, scipy, pandas and matplotlib 
# in an Alpine based Docker image.

ARG VERSION=3.18

FROM alpine:${VERSION}

RUN apk update \
    && apk add \
        --no-cache \
        --repository http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/x86_64/edge/community \
        build-base \
        curl \
        freetype-dev \
        gcc \
        gfortran \
        libpng-dev \
        openblas-dev \
        python3 \
        python3-dev \
        py3-pip \
        py3-pandas \
        py3-numpy \
        wget
        
RUN ln -s /usr/include/locale.h /usr/include/xlocale.h

ENV PIP_DISABLE_PIP_VERSION_CHECK=on
ENV PIP_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT=100

RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/pip \
    --mount=type=bind,source=./requirements.txt,target=/app/requirements.txt \
    python -m pip install --only-binary=1 numpy scipy pandas matplotlib