# Use an official Python runtime as a parent image FROM python:3.13-slim # Set the working directory in the container WORKDIR /app # Copy the requirements file into the container COPY requirements.txt . # Install any needed packages specified in requirements.txt RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt # Copy the client code into the container COPY client.py . # Define environment variable for the server host # This will be set by the Makefile when running the container ENV SERVER_HOST=localhost # Run client.py when the container launches # We use a list form of CMD to properly handle signals CMD ["python", "client.py"]