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@@ -1,24 +1,50 @@
-FROM python:3.9
+FROM python:3.9-slim
 
 WORKDIR /code
 
+# Copy requirements.txt first to leverage Docker cache for dependencies
 COPY ./requirements.txt /code/requirements.txt
 
 # Create the cache directory with the appropriate permissions
 RUN mkdir -p /code/.cache && chmod -R 777 /code/.cache
 
-# Set the environment variable
+# Set the environment variable for the transformers cache
 ENV TRANSFORMERS_CACHE=/code/.cache
 
-# Install the requirements
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade -r /code/requirements.txt
-
-# Install Flask
-RUN pip install flask
+# Install all dependencies in one go
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade -r /code/requirements.txt && \
+    pip install flask
 
+# Copy the application code
 COPY app.py .
 
+# Expose the application port
 EXPOSE 5000
 
 # Command to run your Flask app
 CMD ["flask", "run", "--host", "0.0.0.0"]
+
+# FROM python:3.9
+
+# WORKDIR /code
+
+# COPY ./requirements.txt /code/requirements.txt
+
+# # Create the cache directory with the appropriate permissions
+# RUN mkdir -p /code/.cache && chmod -R 777 /code/.cache
+
+# # Set the environment variable
+# ENV TRANSFORMERS_CACHE=/code/.cache
+
+# # Install the requirements
+# RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade -r /code/requirements.txt
+
+# # Install Flask
+# RUN pip install flask
+
+# COPY app.py .
+
+# EXPOSE 5000
+
+# # Command to run your Flask app
+# CMD ["flask", "run", "--host", "0.0.0.0"]