Getting GDAL running w/ Python in a Docker container

Dockerfile

FROM python:3.5

# Yes, all of the below is really to get GDAL running in a container. Your eyes do not deceive you.
RUN apt-get update -y
RUN apt-get install -y g++ \
    wget \
    libcurl4-openssl-dev \
    build-essential \
    libpq-dev \
    ogdi-bin \
    libogdi3.2-dev \
    libjasper-runtime \
    libjasper-dev \
    libjasper1 \
    libproj-dev \
    libpoppler-dev \
    libsqlite3-dev \
    libspatialite-dev 

RUN wget http://download.osgeo.org/gdal/2.1.3/gdal-2.1.3.tar.gz -P /tmp/
RUN tar -x -f /tmp/gdal-2.1.3.tar.gz -C /tmp

WORKDIR /tmp/gdal-2.1.3 
RUN pwd && ls
RUN ./configure \
    --prefix=/usr \
    --with-python \
    --with-geos \
    --with-geotiff \
    --with-jpeg \
    --with-png \
    --with-expat \
    --with-libkml \
    --with-openjpeg \
    --with-pg \
    --with-curl \
    --with-spatialite
RUN make && make install