Python: Would a Stretch flavor be possible?

[jrabbit]

I was using python:2.7-slim with stretch for a while and got hit by a version incompatibility b/t gnupg and taskd without a non-aptitude type solution.

[yosifkit]

I think that right now Debian Stretch is too early in the cycle to promote as a stable base for language stacks. Since you are already using slim, have you tried the python:2.7-alpine version? It usually has newer packages to install (though it may require using the edge apk repository).

[gcbirzan]

This should probably be revised, now that Stretch is frozen.

[SpoonMeiser]

I would like to see a 2.7 stretch image too; we can't use the alpine images because they are incompatible with manylinux1 wheels.

[daveisfera]

The list is of options is starting to get long, but what are the thoughts on having a slim variant based on stretch?

[yosifkit]

We do have stretch based images for 2.7, 3.6, and 3.7 (https://github.com/docker-library/python/pull/215). As for slim variant of stretch, we'll track that in #219.