Installing Python in Docker Container in RHEL8(Red Hat Enterprise Linux)

Dear Readers,

I would first suggest you to install Docker in RHEL-8. If you haven’t, you can refer to my blog on how to Install Docker in RHEL-8:

Steps to Install DOCKER in RHEL8(Red Hat Enterprise Linux)

1. Open RHEL-8 terminal.

2. Now, launch a container using command:
(i) To launch a container with a name you want-
docker run -it –name <container_name> centos:latest
(ii) To launch a container with a random name-
docker run -it centos:latest

Fig 1. Launch a Container

3. If you want to work on a previously created container that is running or has been stopped, use the command: docker ps to check for running container or docker ps -a to check for exit status containers and then start them using command : docker start <container_name/container_id> and then get inside the container terminal using command :
docker attach <container_name/container_id>.
In the image below you can see I was inside the container terminal and despite exiting the container, I opened the RHEL8 terminal using:
Left Control Key+p+q. I did this to check if current container was running or no. You can do this to perform other tasks too.

Fig 2. Check for containers and run if you want to work on a previously created container or create a new one

4. Install PYTHON using yum install python3-pip

Fig 3. Python Installation

5. Your Python is installed in the container and now, if you want to download packages such as numpy, pandas, etc. you need to install them using:
pip3 install <package_name/library_name> in the container terminal.

Fig 4. Installing pandas package

6. To start using Python, inside your container, type: python3 and to exit from the python workspace, type: exit().

Fig 5. Start and Exit Python Workspace

And now we have installed Python inside our docker container; and have also seen how we can enter,exit a Python workspace and how we can download packages.

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