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+FROM python:3.11-slim
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY . .
+
+RUN test -f settings.cfg || (echo "Error: settings.cfg not found" && exit 1)
+
+RUN pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+EXPOSE 5000
+
+CMD ["python", "app.py"]
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