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+FROM python:3
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# install the latest TabPy
+RUN python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip && python3 -m pip install --upgrade tabpy
+
+# start TabPy
+CMD ["sh", "-c", "tabpy"]
+
+# deploy models
+RUN tabpy-deploy-models