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@@ -1,39 +1,23 @@
-# Use an official Python runtime as a parent image
+# Use a slim Python base image
 FROM python:3.9-slim
 
 # Set the working directory in the container
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Install system dependencies that might be needed for scientific packages
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
-    gcc \
-    g++ \
-    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-
-# Copy the requirements file into the container at /app
+# Copy the requirements file into the container
 COPY requirements.txt .
 
-# Install any needed packages specified in requirements.txt
-# Using --no-cache-dir to reduce image size
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
-
-# Copy the rest of the application's code into the container at /app
-COPY . .
-
-# Create a non-root user for security
-RUN useradd --create-home --shell /bin/bash streamlit
-RUN chown -R streamlit:streamlit /app
-USER streamlit
+# Install the Python dependencies
+# Using --no-cache-dir to save space
+# Using find . -type d -name "__pycache__" -exec rm -rf {} +; to clean up __pycache__
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt && \
+    find . -type d -name "__pycache__" -exec rm -rf {} +;
 
-# Make port 8501 available to the world outside this container
-EXPOSE 8501
+# Copy the Streamlit application file into the container
+COPY app.py .
 
-# Define environment variables
-ENV STREAMLIT_SERVER_PORT=8501
-ENV STREAMLIT_SERVER_ADDRESS=0.0.0.0
-ENV STREAMLIT_SERVER_HEADLESS=true
-ENV STREAMLIT_SERVER_ENABLE_CORS=false
-ENV STREAMLIT_SERVER_ENABLE_XSRF_PROTECTION=false
+# Expose the port Streamlit runs on (default for Hugging Face Spaces is 7860)
+EXPOSE 7860
 
-# Run app.py when the container launches
-CMD ["streamlit", "run", "app.py"]
+# Define the command to run the Streamlit application
+CMD ["streamlit", "run", "app.py", "--server.port", "7860", "--server.enableCORS", "false", "--server.enableXsrfProtection", "false"]