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How to Mock Multi-Stage Docker Builds in Python

Simulate a multi-stage Docker build in pure Python using classes and temp directories to understand how build stages copy artifacts into a final image.

docker multi-stage simulation
Python
# Simulate multi-stage Docker build with pure Python
from pathlib import Path
import tempfile
import shutil

class BuildContext:
    """Mimics a Docker build context with stages."""
    
    def __init__(self, name):
        self.name = name
        self.files = {}
    
    def add_file(self, dest, content):
        s…
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How to Roll Back to a Previous Image Tag in Python

A dataclass-based mock registry that tracks image tag history and rolls back to the previous tag, useful for deployment rollback logic.

rollback deployment dataclass
Python
"""Demonstrates a rollback pattern for a Docker-style image tag registry."""

from dataclasses import dataclass, field


@dataclass
class ImageRegistry:
    """A minimal mock registry tracking current tags per image."""

    tags: dict[str, list[str]] = field(default_factory=dict)

    def push(self, image: str, tag: …
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