I actually prefer to use Docker, especially on projects with multiple people. The amount of times people shipped code without adding dependencies, or on-boarding new people who wouldn't read the docs to install system dependencies was astounding. Now it's as easy as install Docker, and running `docker-compose up` and since our CI and servers use the same images it's virtually guaranteed to work. I've also noticed a huge productivity leap being able to use sql serves as containers rather than installing them on the system! so much easier to manage!
jimnotgym|8 years ago
This is the important point of Docker. If your app has dependencies that are outside of the Python ecosystem (especially the pita ones to install) Docker seems like an excellent solution. I have an app that requires Oracle drivers and some other binaries with custom compile options (not available through apt) on Linux and I really wish I had built it in Docker.