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

This second edition of "Practical Docker with Python" builds upon the first book by revising chapters, updating commands, code, and examples to meet changes in Docker. It introduces a new chapter on setting up applications for production deployment and breaks down terminologies like Dockerfiles and Docker volumes. The book covers containerization history, installation, Dockerfile, distribution, multi-container applications, networking, and production deployments. It also includes a guided tour of building a telegram bot using Python.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 239 pages
Publication date: 28 November 2021
Publisher: APress

This second edition builds upon the foundation of the first book by revising all the chapters, updating the commands, code, and examples to meet the changes in Docker. It also introduces a new chapter on setting up your application for production deployment and breaks down terminologies like Dockerfile and Docker volumes while taking you on a guided tour of building a telegram bot using Python. You'll start with a brief history of how containerization has changed over the years. Next, we look at how to install (including using the new WSL2 mode) and get started with Docker. The next couple of chapters will focus on understanding the Dockerfile, including the structure and the core instructions used in building a Docker image. You'll also see how to distribute Docker images using Docker hub and other private registries. From there, you'll look at using Docker volumes for persisting data. Then learn how to run multi-container applications with Docker compose and learn inter-container networking works with Docker networks. Finally, you'll look at how to prepare a containerized application for production deployments.

Throughout the book, you'll apply the techniques learned through the chapters by building a Telegram messenger Chatbot and see how much easier Docker makes it possible to build, release, contribute, and distribute an application. In addition, the book shows how to optimize the Docker images for production servers by using multi-stage builds and improve the reliability of your services by using health checks and restart policies.

Practical Docker with Python will break down terminologies like Dockerfile and Docker volumes, and take you on a guided tour of building a telegram bot using Pyt.

Weight: 403g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781484278147
Edition number: 2nd ed.