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+FROM python:3.9-alpine
+
+RUN mkdir -p /app
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# resolves gcc issue with installing regex dependency
+RUN apk add build-base --no-cache
+
+ENV VIRTUAL_ENV=/app/env
+RUN python -m venv $VIRTUAL_ENV
+ENV PATH="$VIRTUAL_ENV/bin:$PATH"
+
+COPY requirements.txt .
+RUN pip3 install -r requirements.txt
+
+COPY ./src/* /app/
+CMD ["python", "cli.py"]