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+# Use an official Python runtime as the base image
+FROM python:3.8-slim
+
+# Prevent Python from writing .pyc files and buffering stdout/stderr
+ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
+ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+
+# Set the working directory in the container
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy over the requirements file
+# Note: Create a requirements.txt with the necessary packages (see note below)
+COPY requirements.txt /app/requirements.txt
+
+# Install the Python dependencies
+RUN pip install --upgrade pip && \
+    pip install --no-cache-dir -r /app/requirements.txt
+
+# Copy the rest of the application code
+COPY . /app
+
+# Expose the port that the app runs on
+EXPOSE 7860
+
+# Command to run the application
+CMD ["python", "app.py"]