dockerfile

# Change this line (use slim if you want smaller image)
FROM python:3.12-slim

# ... rest stays mostly the same

# You can keep or slightly loosen these if desired
RUN pip install --no-cache-dir pip -U && \
    pip install --no-cache-dir \
        datasets \
        "huggingface-hub>=0.30" \
        "hf-transfer>=0.1.4" \
        "protobuf<4" \
        "click<8.1"

# requirements.txt will now install cleanly
RUN --mount=target=/tmp/requirements.txt,source=requirements.txt \
    pip install --no-cache-dir -r /tmp/requirements.txt