Docker image for running Python 3 scripts in a throw-away environment.

Dockerfile

FROM python:slim

ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE 1
ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1
ENV TZ America/New_York

RUN mkdir -p /src

WORKDIR /src

ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/bash"]

# 1. Build the Docker image using the following command. This only needs to be done once.
#     * `docker build --rm -t python3-base .`
# 2. Run a container from the same directory as the script using the following command.
#     * `docker run --rm -it -v $(pwd):/src python3-base`
# 3. Use the CLI to install needed dependencies via `pip`.
# 4. Run the script.