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@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# Use Python 3.11.7 slim image as base
 FROM python:3.11.7-slim
 
 # Set up a new user named "user" with user ID 1000
@@ -18,8 +19,13 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
 # Copy requirements first to leverage Docker cache
 COPY --chown=user:user requirements.txt .
 
-# Install Python dependencies
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+# Install Python dependencies and spaCy model as root
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt && \
+    python -m spacy download en_core_web_sm && \
+    # Verify the model installation
+    python -c "import spacy; spacy.load('en_core_web_sm')" && \
+    # Ensure proper permissions for the spaCy model directory
+    chown -R user:user /usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/en_core_web_sm
 
 # Copy the application code
 COPY --chown=user:user . .