Would it be easier to use individual docker containers, each their own python environment and then have your source directory mapped to a docker directory?
I guess, if you are cool with sharing the images when you need to share the environment. I think I just never liked the "bulk" that comes with Docker, though it has gotten better.
I think Docker is cool in general but for other stuff than this specific use-case.
i use docker for all the related services.. postgres, redis, solr, zeo... but i use virtualenv and pip. I also use setup.py for declaring entrypoints and coordinate all the services (i don't like too much the docker compose aproach). also i'm using docker.py and boto3 for the devops part.
pipenv makes it pretty trivial to get the same effect but without Docker. It also means that your favorite dev tools have easy access to the code you're working on.
