Practical Docker with Python: Build, Release, and Distribute Your Python App with Docker

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S. BhatPractical Docker with Pythonhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7815-4_4

4. Understanding the Dockerfile

Sathyajith Bhat¹  

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Bangalore, Karnataka, India

 

Now that you have a better understanding of Docker and its associated terminology, this chapter shows you how to convert your project into a containerized application using Docker. In this chapter, you learn what a Dockerfile is, including its syntax, and learn how to write a Dockerfile. With a better understanding of Dockerfiles, you can work toward the first step in writing a Dockerfile for the Newsbot app.

Dockerfile Primer

For a traditionally deployed application, building and packaging an application ...