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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Use the official Python image from the Docker Hubs
+# Use the official Python image from the Docker Hub
 FROM python:3.10.0-slim-buster
 
 # Set the working directory in the container
@@ -10,18 +10,21 @@ COPY . /app
 # Upgrade pip to the latest version
 RUN pip install --upgrade pip
 
-# Create directories for NLTK and Hugging Face cache data
+# Install any needed packages specified in requirements.txt
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+# Create directories for NLTK and Hugging Face cache data with the root user
 RUN mkdir -p /app/nltk_data /app/.cache/huggingface /app/.huggingface_cache
 
+# Download NLTK data (punkt) with root permissions
+RUN python -m nltk.downloader -d /app/nltk_data punkt
+
 # Set environment variables
 ENV NLTK_DATA=/app/nltk_data
 ENV HF_HOME=/app/.huggingface_cache
 
-# Install any needed packages specified in requirements.txt
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
-
 # Change ownership of directories to the non-root user
-RUN chown -R nobody:nogroup /app
+RUN chown -R nobody:nogroup /app/nltk_data /app/.huggingface_cache
 
 # Switch to a non-root user
 USER nobody