1) create this Dockerfile FROM ubuntu:trusty ENV http_proxy "http://proxy.parkeon.com:9090" # Install Python. RUN \ apt-get update && \ apt-get install -y python python-dev python-pip python-virtualenv && \ rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* # Define working directory. WORKDIR /data # Define default command. ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/bin/python"] CMD ["--version"] Build it : docker build -t pythontrusty . Use it : create a python script like : test.py #!/usr/bin/python print ("OK") and run it from docker python : docker run -it --rm -v "$PWD":/data pythontrusty test.py |