docker-python-cheatsheet

python_docker.sh

# run a python 2.7 in a docker container, debian linux, apt works
docker run --name py27 -d -t python:2.7 

# exec bash in the docker container
docker exec -i -t py27 /bin/bash

# run a container with mounting directory, mount volume should be absolute path
docker run --name py27 -d -t -v ~/all/xb-all/utils:/utils  python:2.7

# stop and remove a running container
docker stop py27
docker rm py27

# find running containers
docker ps -a

# run python 2.7 in alpine linux (minimal os distribution)
docker run --name py27alphine -t -d python:2.7-alpine 
docker exec -i -t py27alpine /bin/sh # there is no bash in alpine

# mount volume, re-direct ports
docker run --name py27alpine -t -d -v ~/all/xb-all/utils:/utils -p 8080:8000 python:2.7-alpine

# now run a simple python webserver, in daemonized mode
docker exec -d  py27alpine python -m SimpleHTTPServer

# or running python after exec a shell
docker exec -t py27alpine -i /bin/sh

# curl http://localhost:8080 <--- reaches the 8000 port