Today I’m going to show you how to install python on alpine linux without using a python image. You can get into the Alpine terminal and install python3 and python3-pip directly.
Prerequisites
- Alpine Linux
- sudo privileges
Install Python on Alpine Linux
Step 1. First, install python3.
sudo apk add --update --no-cache python3
Step 2. Create symlink.
ln -sf python3 /usr/bin/python
Step 3. The ensurepip package is used for bootstrapping the pip installer into an existing Python installation.
python3 -m ensurepip
Step 4. Run pip3 dependencies.
pip3 install --no-cache --upgrade pip setuptools
Conclusion
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