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-# Basic image from Docker Hub
-FROM python:3.9-slim
-
-# Container working directory settings
-WORKDIR /app
-
-# Copy the requirements file and install Python 
-COPY requirements.txt .
-RUN pip install -r requirements.txt
-
-# Copy application files to the image
-COPY app.py .
-
-# Expose port 5000 for the Flask application
-EXPOSE 5000
-
-# Program to run
-CMD ["python", "app.py"]