Multi-stage builds for smaller images in MLOps - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the Dockerfile line to specify the base image for the build stage.

MLOps

FROM [1] AS builder

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Aalpine:3.18

Bubuntu:latest

Cnode:18-alpine

Dpython:3.12-slim

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Choosing a non-Python base image for a Python build stage.

The base image for the build stage is python:3.12-slim to have Python and a small image size.

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medium

Complete the command to copy source code into the build stage.

MLOps

COPY [1] /app/

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A.

B./app

C./src

D/src

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using a non-existent folder name in COPY command.

The current directory . is copied into /app/ in the container.

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hard

Fix the error in the command that installs dependencies in the build stage.

MLOps

RUN pip install -r [1]

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Arequirement.txt

Brequirements.txt

Crequirements

Dreq.txt

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Misspelling the requirements file name.

The correct filename for Python dependencies is requirements.txt.

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hard

Fill both blanks to copy only the final app files from the build stage to the final image.

MLOps

FROM python:3.12-slim
WORKDIR /app
COPY --from=[1] [2] /app/

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Abuilder

B/app/dist

C/app/src

Dbase

Attempts:

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Common Mistakes

Using wrong stage name or wrong source folder.

The final image copies files from the builder stage's /app/dist folder.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to complete the multi-stage Dockerfile that builds and runs a Python app.

MLOps

FROM [1] AS builder
WORKDIR /app
COPY . /app
RUN pip install -r requirements.txt && python setup.py build

FROM [2]
WORKDIR /app
COPY --from=[3] /app/dist /app
CMD ["python", "app.py"]

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Apython:3.12-slim

Bpython:3.12-alpine

Cbuilder

Dubuntu:20.04

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Mixing up stage names or using incompatible base images.

The build stage uses python:3.12-slim, the final stage uses a smaller python:3.12-alpine image, and files are copied from the builder stage.