理解虚拟环境virtualenv VS. Docker

• Overview

  virtualenv

  Docker

  virtualenv is not a real isolation, it’s a poor man’s isolation using path hacks and symlinks - you are still within your own operating system.

  Docker provides more isolation, but not as much as a full-on virtual machine.

  You could think of a container as a middle-ground between a virtualbox(heavy, expensive) and a virtualenv(light, cheap).

• Virtualenv

  virtualenv only encapsulates Python dependencies.

  With a Python vitualenv, you can easily switch between Python versions and dependencies, but you’re stuck with your host OS.

• Docker

  A docker