Multi stage Python build for Django

CONTRIBUTORS.md

@@ -1477,4 +1477,4 @@ guidance and advice.
 
 -   Jannis Leidel
 -   Nate Aune
--   Barry Morrison
+-   Barry Morrison

{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/Dockerfile

@@ -7,31 +7,37 @@ RUN npm install && npm cache clean --force
 COPY . /app
 RUN npm run build
 
-# Python build stage
 {%- endif %}
-FROM python:3.8-slim-buster
 
-ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1
+# Python build stage
+FROM python:3.8-slim-buster as python-build-stage
+
+COPY ./requirements /requirements
+
 
-RUN apt-get update \
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
   # dependencies for building Python packages
-  && apt-get install -y build-essential \
+  build-essential \
   # psycopg2 dependencies
-  && apt-get install -y libpq-dev \
+  libpq-dev \
   # Translations dependencies
-  && apt-get install -y gettext \
+  gettext \
   # cleaning up unused files
   && apt-get purge -y --auto-remove -o APT::AutoRemove::RecommendsImportant=false \
-  && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+  && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
+  # install python dependencies
+  && pip install --no-cache-dir -r /requirements/production.txt \
+  && rm -rf /requirements
+
+
+# Python 'run' stage
+FROM python:3.8-slim-buster
+
+ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1
 
 RUN addgroup --system django \
     && adduser --system --ingroup django django
 
-# Requirements are installed here to ensure they will be cached.
-COPY ./requirements /requirements
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r /requirements/production.txt \
-    && rm -rf /requirements
-
 COPY --chown=django:django ./compose/production/django/entrypoint /entrypoint
 RUN sed -i 's/\r$//g' /entrypoint
 RUN chmod +x /entrypoint
@@ -58,6 +64,22 @@ RUN sed -i 's/\r$//g' /start-flower
 RUN chmod +x /start-flower
 {%- endif %}
 
+# installing required system dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
+  # psycopg2 dependencies
+  libpq-dev \
+  # Translations dependencies
+  gettext \
+  # cleaning up unused files
+  && apt-get purge -y --auto-remove -o APT::AutoRemove::RecommendsImportant=false \
+  && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+
+COPY --from=python-build-stage /usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/ /usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/
+COPY --from=python-build-stage /usr/local/bin/ /usr/local/bin/
+
+
+
 {%- if cookiecutter.js_task_runner == 'Gulp' %}
 COPY --from=client-builder --chown=django:django /app /app
 {% else %}