#762 Add example for reusing a base image with existing UV_PYTHON venv Pull request opened by pingsutw Summary • Adds `examples/image/Dockerfile.reuse_venv`: a Dockerfile that creates a custom venv at

/app/venv

with

UV_PYTHON

set, and pre-installs

requests

• Adds `examples/image/reuse_venv.py`: shows how to reuse that image as a Flyte base image via

Image.from_base()

with

.clone(extendable=True)

and

.with_env_vars({"UV_PYTHON": ...})

Test plan • Build the Dockerfile and verify the venv is created at

/app/venv

with

requests

installed • Run

reuse_venv.py

against a Flyte cluster and confirm the task executes successfully Screenshot 2026-03-06 at 10 05 02 PM flyteorg/flyte-sdk