Run Python in Docker, not in your OS

Use Python in Docker, not in your OS
Protect your system from malware and ransomware
Miguel A. Calles
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Jul 25, 2022
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We can keep our computers isolated from malicious Python packages and vulnerabilities by using Docker containers. It’s like protecting ourselves from a vicious snake bite.
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Use Python in Docker, not in your OS

Protect your system from malware and ransomware

What are Docker containers and why should we use them?

Written by Miguel A. Calles

More from Miguel A. Calles and Geek Culture

Speed up AWS CDK deploys up to 80%

The ts-node package needed the speed boost

The 5 paid subscriptions I actually use in 2023 as a software engineer

Tools I use that are cheaper than Netflix

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An incomplete list of open-sourced fine-tuned Large Language Models (LLM) you can run locally on your computer

AWS CDK Serverless Cookbook

A Step-by-step Guide to Build a Serverless App in the Cloud

Recommended from Medium

6 Pythonic Ways to Replace if-else Statements

Avoid if-else the Pythonic Ways

What is if name == ‘main’ in Python and when to use it?

Learn what if name == ‘main’: means and when to use it in Python.

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Stories to Help You Grow as a Software Developer

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Stories to Help You Level-Up at Work

Real Multithreading is Coming to Python — Learn How You Can Use It Now

True multi-core concurrency is coming to Python in 3.12 release and here’s how you can use it right now using sub-interpreter API

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