Installing numpy, scipy, pandas and matplotlib in Alpine (Docker)

Dockerfile

# Below are the dependencies required for installing the common combination of numpy, scipy, pandas and matplotlib 
# in an Alpine based Docker image.
FROM alpine:3.4
RUN echo "http://dl-8.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community" >> /etc/apk/repositories
RUN apk --no-cache --update-cache add gcc gfortran python python-dev py-pip build-base wget freetype-dev libpng-dev openblas-dev
RUN ln -s /usr/include/locale.h /usr/include/xlocale.h
RUN pip install numpy scipy pandas matplotlib