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@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-# ... existing imports ...
+# UPDATE: Changed from 3.9 to 3.11 to support newer NumPy/Pandas versions
 FROM python:3.11-slim
 
+# Set the working directory in the container
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# ... existing apt-get installs ...
+# Install system dependencies
+# Added 'curl' explicitly to the list below
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     curl \
     tesseract-ocr \
@@ -22,29 +24,33 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     libglib2.0-0 \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
+# Upgrade pip, setuptools, and wheel before installing deps
 COPY requirements.txt .
 RUN pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel \
     && pip install --default-timeout=100 --retries=10 --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 
+# Copy the current directory contents into the container
 COPY . .
 
+# Create a non-root user for security (Production Best Practice)
 RUN useradd -m appuser && chown -R appuser /app
 USER appuser
 
+# Set environment variables
 ENV HF_HOME=/tmp/cache
 ENV PORT=7860
-# --- FIX: DISABLING BUFFERING ---
-ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 
-# --------------------------------
 
+# Create cache directory (if still needed)
 RUN mkdir -p ${HF_HOME} && chmod 777 ${HF_HOME}
 
+# Expose port
 EXPOSE $PORT
 
-# --- OPTIONAL: Added --log-level info to uvicorn ---
+# Run FastAPI with Uvicorn
+# The curl command will now work because the package is installed
 CMD bash -c "\
 while true; do \
   curl -s https://xce009-ocr-api.hf.space/api/v1/ping >/dev/null; \
   sleep 300; \
 done & \
-uvicorn main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port ${PORT} --workers 4 --log-level info"
+uvicorn main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port ${PORT} --workers 4"