July 2016
Beginner to intermediate
462 pages
9h 14m
English
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Sandboxing Python applications with Docker images
Docker uses Linux kernel features to provide an extra virtualization layer. Docker was created in 2013 by Solomon Hykes. Boot2Docker allows us to install Docker on Windows and Mac OS X too. Boot2Docker uses a VirtualBox VM that contains a Linux environment with Docker. In this recipe, we will set up Docker and download the continuumio/miniconda3 Docker image.
Getting ready
The Docker installation docs are saved at https://docs.docker.com/index.html (retrieved July 2015). I installed Docker 1.7.0 with Boot2Docker. The installer requires about 133 MB. However, if you want to follow the whole recipe, you will need several gigabytes.
How to do it...
- Once Boot2Docker is installed, you need to initialize ...