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Kubernetes for Python Developers: A Practical Path

February 5, 20251 min read

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Why Kubernetes Matters

Kubernetes gives you reliability primitives — self-healing, rolling deployments, and horizontal scaling — that are hard to replicate manually.

The Core Building Blocks

• Pod: the smallest deployable unit.
• Deployment: manages replicas and rolling updates.
• Service: stable networking for pods.

Your First Deployment

A minimal deployment for a Python API:

yamlapiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
  name: api
spec:
  replicas: 2
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: api
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: api
    spec:
      containers:
        - name: api
          image: myorg/python-api:latest
          ports:
            - containerPort: 8000
          readinessProbe:
            httpGet:
              path: /health
              port: 8000

Config, Secrets, and Environment

Store config in ConfigMap and secrets in Secret so deployments stay immutable across environments.

Observability Essentials

• Emit structured logs.
• Expose Prometheus metrics.
• Add Grafana dashboards for service health.

Final Advice

Start by deploying a single service, then layer on probes, autoscaling, and observability. Consistent small wins build confidence quickly.