feat: add docker and docker-compose for local development

[Suryank7]

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Description

This pull request containerizes the local development environment for the Flask application by introducing a Dockerfile and docker-compose.yml. This allows future contributors to easily spin up the project without having to manually configure their global Python environments or deal with local dependency conflicts.

Type of PR

• Bug fix
• Feature enhancement
• Documentation update
• Security enhancement
• Other (specify): Environment Standardization

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N/A — Developer Experience (DX) enhancement.

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Additional Context

By using Docker, we establish a clean, reproducible setup phase. Developers can now simply run docker-compose up to boot the application in debug mode on port 5000, significantly lowering the barrier to entry for new open-source contributors.

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[komalharshita]

@Suryank7 first create the issue, and only after you are assigned, you can start working on the PR

[Suryank7]

I have created the issue