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+# Use a full Python runtime image to ensure necessary build tools are available.
+FROM python
+
+# Set the working directory to organize application files.
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy requirements file to allow pip to find dependencies during build.
+COPY requirements.txt /app/
+
+# Install Python dependencies for the application to run correctly.
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
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+# Use version 3.8 of the Docker Compose file format
+version: '3.8'
+
+# Define the services (containers) that make up your application
+services:
+  # 'python-app' is the name of your service
+  python-app:
+    # Build the Docker image using the Dockerfile in the current directory
+    build: .
+    # Mount the current directory on the host machine to '/app' inside the container.
+    # This enables real-time code changes during development.
+    volumes:
+      - "${PWD}:/app"
+    # EXPLICITLY set the entrypoint for your container.
+    # This ensures your Python script runs as the primary process and only once.
+    # Replace 'your_script_name.py' with the actual name of your Python file.
+    entrypoint: ["python", "src/py/Acronymbot.py"]
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+discord
+mariadb
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