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Write a Dockerfile

Containers · easy · live throwaway Linux box · 3 tiered hints

Author /home/player/Dockerfile for a Python app: base image python:3.12-slim, working dir /app, copy the source in, install from requirements.txt, and run `python app.py` as the default command.

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