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+
+ARG base
+FROM ${base}
+
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND noninteractive
+
+# Install python3 and pip so we can install pyarrow to test the C data interface.
+RUN apt-get update -y -q && \
+ apt-get install -y -q --no-install-recommends \
+ python3 \
+ python3-pip && \
+ apt-get clean
+
+RUN ln -s /usr/bin/python3 /usr/local/bin/python && \
+ ln -s /usr/bin/pip3 /usr/local/bin/pip
+
+# Need a newer pip than Debian's to install manylinux201x wheels
+RUN pip install -U pip
+
+RUN pip install pyarrow cffi --only-binary pyarrow