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+FROM python:3.12-slim
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY pyproject.toml .
+COPY documentation documentation
+COPY src/ src/
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y build-essential
+
+# Install dependencies using pip and pyproject.toml (via pip’s PEP 517 support)
+RUN pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
+RUN pip install .
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["python", "src/dementpy.py"]