Basic docker commands
# Create a directory structure mkdir inventory_app cd inventory_app # Create app.py, requirements.txt, and Dockerfile touch app.py requirements.txt Dockerfile # Build the Docker image using the standard Python 3.11 image docker build -t inventory-app:full . # Display Docker images docker images # Rewrite the Dockerfile to use the lightweight Python 3.11-slim image # (Edit Dockerfile content accordingly) # Build the Docker image using the slim image docker build -t inventory-app:slim . # Display Docker images again docker images https://www.kdnuggets.com/how-to-create-minimal-docker-images-for-python-applications