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# Use the official Python image.
FROM python:3.9-slim

# Set environment variables
ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1  # Prevents Python from writing .pyc files to disk
ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1         # Ensures that Python output is sent straight to terminal

# Set the working directory
WORKDIR /app

# Copy the requirements file and install dependencies
COPY requirements.txt /app/
RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt

# Copy the current directory contents into the container at /app
COPY . /app

# Download spaCy model during build
RUN python -m spacy download en_core_web_sm

# Expose the port the app runs on
EXPOSE 5000

# Run the application
CMD ["uvicorn", "main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "5000"]