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Expand Up @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ inside a Docker container, run the following command in the terminal:


```
docker exec -i -u root <container_id> bash -c "apt install -y python3-pip &&
docker exec -i -u memgraph <container_id> bash -c "apt install -y python3-pip &&
pip install pandas"
```

Expand All @@ -69,16 +69,16 @@ commands in the Dockerfile:
```
FROM memgraph/memgraph:latest

USER root
USER memgraph

RUN apt install -y python3-pip
RUN pip install pandas

USER memgraph
```

It is important that you install Python library as a `root` user, rather than
the default `memgraph` user.
Python libraries should now be installed as the `memgraph` user, which is the
default user inside the Memgraph container. You no longer need to switch to the
`root` user to perform installations.

## Example

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