# Python language-specific guide


> **Acknowledgment**
>
> This guide is a community contribution. Docker would like to thank
> [Esteban Maya](https://www.linkedin.com/in/esteban-x64/) and [Igor Aleksandrov](https://www.linkedin.com/in/igor-aleksandrov/) for their contribution
> to this guide.

The Python language-specific guide teaches you how to containerize a Python application using Docker. In this guide, you’ll learn how to:

- Containerize and run a Python application
- Set up a local environment to develop a Python application using containers
- Lint, format, typing and best practices
- Configure a CI/CD pipeline for a containerized Python application using GitHub Actions
- Deploy your containerized Python application locally to Kubernetes to test and debug your deployment

Start by containerizing an existing Python application.