python 3.6-alpine f3e18b628c1b 5 days ago 79.3MB
python 3.6-slim 73ba0dc9fc6c 3 weeks ago 138MB
It's more what you do with them that matters. We've also noticed in the past that musl has some DNS issues, seen here: https://github.com/nodejs/docker-node/issues/602.
I've always gone with the -slim variations with great success, they are often Debian based.
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:It's more what you do with them that matters. We've also noticed in the past that musl has some DNS issues, seen here:
https://github.com/nodejs/docker-node/issues/602
.I've always gone with the
-slim
variations with great success, they are often Debian based.Yes, turns out alpine is much slower and heavier. You can read more here pythonspeed.com/articles/alpine-do...