Recommended Workflow for Python Project with Docker 1. Set Up Project Directory mkdir my_project cd my_project 2. Create Virtual Environment (Optional for Local Development) python -m venv venv source venv/bin/activate # On Windows, use `venv\Scripts\activate` 3. Install Dependencies Locally (Optional for Local Development) pip install <package1> <package2> ... 4. Create Requirements File pip freeze > requirements.txt 5. Create Dockerfile FROM python:3.11-slim WORKDIR /app COPY . /app RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt EXPOSE 80 CMD ["python", "app.py"] 6. Build Docker Image docker build -t my_project_image . 7. Run Docker Container docker run -p 4000:80 my_project_image