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Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented, open-source programming language. It incorporates modules, exceptions, dynamic typing, very high level dynamic data types, and classes. Python combines remarkable power with very clear syntax. It has interfaces to many system calls and libraries, as well as to various window systems, and is extensible in C or C++. It is also usable as an extension language for applications that need a programmable interface. Finally, Python is portable: it runs on many Unix variants, on the Mac, and on Windows 2000 and later.

See python.org for more information

This image is built by IBM to run on the IBM Z architecture and is not affiliated with any other community that provides a version of this image.

License

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As with all Docker images, these likely also contain other software which may be under other licenses (such as Bash, etc from the base distribution, along with any direct or indirect dependencies of the primary software being contained).

As for any pre-built image usage, it is the image user's responsibility to ensure that any use of this image complies with any relevant licenses for all software contained within.

Versions

Use the pull string below for the version of this image you require.
3.11-bookworm docker pull icr.io/ibmz/python@sha256:fa7f244f7d8ffbe3278e59f1c91e542fbd8906eec3bd50ea8a7a3ae22dcdbb0f Vulnerability Report01-12-2026
3.12-bookworm docker pull icr.io/ibmz/python@sha256:e26eb3b0088ee8b7d7c38f39fea21ceaddc22a7f045f4a1fc56780965f723032 Vulnerability Report07-22-2025
3.14-trixie docker pull icr.io/ibmz/python@sha256:a21fd0d6b1b9cd383515718a069a85a6af1e5c986f8ab089efa703f55109914a Vulnerability Report01-26-2026
3.13-bookworm docker pull icr.io/ibmz/python@sha256:4ea1035832bae61d026337106144bff7486863feccdecb8c8853397165c67a4d Vulnerability Report07-22-2025
Version Pull String Security (IBM Cloud) Created

Usage Notes

Create a Dockerfile in your Python app project: 

FROM icr.io/ibmz/python:[version]

WORKDIR /usr/src/app
COPY requirements.txt ./
RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
COPY . .
CMD [ "python", "./your-daemon-or-script.py" ]

You can then build and run the Docker image: 

docker build -t my-python-app .

docker run -it --rm --name my-running-app my-python-app