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title: "Comment by Mridul Ganga on \"Install Python on Docker Containers\" | Hashnode"
description: "Why don't you try docker run -it --name python python:latest python"
url: "https://hashnode.com/posts/install-python-on-docker-containers/5fc297ae55b779631e1ad27e/comment/5fc4e0c0bc24037614df91b0"
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[Discussion](https://hashnode.com/posts/install-python-on-docker-containers/5fc297ae55b779631e1ad27e)

Comment [Install Python on Docker Containers](https://hashnode.com/posts/install-python-on-docker-containers/5fc297ae55b779631e1ad27e)

[Mridul Ganga](https://hashnode.com/@mridulganga)

[Nov 30, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/install-python-on-docker-containers/5fc297ae55b779631e1ad27e/comment/5fc4e0c0bc24037614df91b0)

Why don't you try

```
docker run -it --name python python:latest python
```

[Ankush Chavan](https://hashnode.com/@ankushchavan)

[Nov 30, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/install-python-on-docker-containers/5fc297ae55b779631e1ad27e/comment/5fc4e0c0bc24037614df91b0#reply-5fc52e10bc24037614df9917)

You can use the python image but the intention of this article is to show the installation of python on the docker container.