[Python] ERROR: Could not build wheels for pyheif, which is required to install...

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**Error building pyheif package in Docker on Mac OS (works on Windows)

I'm developing a Python application using Docker with Python 3.12. The application works fine on Windows, but when trying to build it on Mac OS, I encounter an error when installing the pyheif package. The error is related to a missing header file libheif/heif.h:

error: command 'gcc' failed with exit status 1
build/temp.linux-aarch64-3.7/_libheif_cffi.c:570:15: fatal error: libheif/heif.h: No such file or directory


Here’s my Dockerfile:

FROM python:3.12

ENV MODE=testing

EXPOSE 8000

WORKDIR /app

COPY requirements/ ./requirements/

RUN apt-get update && \
apt-get install -y gettext libheif-dev && \
pip3 install --upgrade pip

RUN pip3 install -r requirements/development.txt

RUN mkdir media && mkdir basemod && mkdir main && mkdir templates && mkdir static && mkdir config && mkdir locale && mkdir logs

COPY manage.py ./
COPY secrets.json ./

CMD ["python", "manage.py", "runserver", "0.0.0.0:8000"]


I've already tried the following:

1. Ensured the libheif-dev package is installed in the Docker image.
2. Checked that libheif is available via Homebrew on Mac by running brew install libheif.
3. Verified that I have the latest Xcode command-line tools with xcode-select --install.

This works perfectly on Windows but fails on Mac OS. How can I resolve the issue with the missing libheif/heif.h on Mac in Docker? Any suggestions would be appreciated!

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