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@@ -1,24 +1,34 @@
 FROM nvidia/cuda:12.1.0-base-ubuntu22.04
 
-# Install Python 3.11, pip, and build tools
+# Prevent interactive prompts during apt installs
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+
+# Install Python 3.11, pip, and minimal build tools
 RUN apt-get update && \
-    apt-get install -y python3.11 python3.11-dev python3-pip build-essential libevent-dev && \
-    ln -sf /usr/bin/python3.11 /usr/bin/python && \
-    ln -sf /usr/bin/pip3 /usr/bin/pip && \
-    pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel && \
-    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+        python3.11 \
+        python3.11-venv \
+        python3.11-dev \
+        python3-pip \
+        build-essential \
+        libevent-dev \
+    && python3.11 -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel \
+    && apt-get clean \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Install dependencies
+# Copy dependency list and install using Python 3.11 explicitly
 COPY requirements.txt .
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt && \
-    python -c "import eventlet; print('eventlet version:', eventlet.__version__)" && \
-    rm -rf ~/.cache/pip
+RUN python3.11 -m pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt \
+    && python3.11 -c "import eventlet; print('eventlet version:', eventlet.__version__)" \
+    && rm -rf ~/.cache/pip
 
-# Copy source code
+# Copy source code last (better layer caching)
 COPY . .
 
+# Expose the port expected by Hugging Face Spaces
 EXPOSE 7860
 
-CMD ["python", "app.py"]
+# Run the app explicitly with Python 3.11 to avoid system default mismatches
+CMD ["python3.11", "app.py"]