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Python image marked as experimental
Looking at the readme python image is listed as experimental however when tracing back the history, the message about python image being experimental has been there for about 4 years. Is this just a left over message or is it still considered experimental?
The following images are also published on gcr.io, but are considered experimental and not recommended for production usage:
[gcr.io/distroless/python3-debian11](https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/distroless/blob/main/experimental/python3/README.md)
Python has some special requirements (like a shell) and another included binary (ld.so.amd64.cache) which have it sitting in experimental -- we also don't have the current capability to enforce build preconditions on arm machines. I think @evanj might have some ideas here, but we haven't explored what it means to bring python outside of experimental. I'm not a python expert so I don't have a suggestion here. We're always open to someone providing a detailed design on this.
Hello, @loosebazooka,
We are also looking for a production-ready distroless python image for our project (https://github.com/vmware/versatile-data-kit).
I do not. I have made some small changes to distroless as a volunteer. The current python image meets my needs. Sorry!
Hi, it would be very helpful to have a detailed list in the readme of what makes Python experimental (i.e. what are it's 'special requirements' are, exactly). This would help a little in understanding the risks are with using it, and whether they are relevant to my environment/context.
