# Use a lightweight Python base image FROM python:3.9-slim # Set working directory inside container WORKDIR /app # Install system-level dependencies (for pandas, scikit-learn) RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y build-essential && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* # Copy and install Python dependencies COPY requirements.txt . RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt # Copy app code and trained model COPY app.py . COPY superkart_sales_forecast.pkl . # Expose port expected by Hugging Face Spaces EXPOSE 7860 # Start the Flask app CMD ["python", "app.py"]