Ability to run docker command in build pipeline

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Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe:

We need the ability to build docker images in the build step of the amplify pipeline. I'm currently trying to build a python 3.13 function, but the version in the build image is 3.10. An easy workaround would be to allow for something like:

      new Function(scope, id, {
        handler,
        functionName: name,
        runtime: Runtime.PYTHON_3_13,
        timeout: Duration.minutes(15),
        code: Code.fromAsset(functionDir, {
          bundling: {
            image: DockerImage.fromRegistry(
              "public.ecr.aws/docker/library/python:3.13"
            ),
            user: "0:0",
            entrypoint: ["/bin/bash"],
            command: [
              "-c",
              [
                "python3 -m pip install /asset-input -t /asset-output",
                "..."
              ].join(" && "),
            ],
          },
        }),

But this fails in the amplify pipeline with:

2025-02-12T22:33:20.577Z [INFO]: CustomFunctionProviderDockerError: Failed to instantiate custom function provider

Resolution: See https://docs.amplify.aws/react/build-a-backend/functions/custom-functions for more details about current limitations and troubleshooting steps.

Cause: Failed to bundle asset amplify-d36fq56lkpqjkv-dev-branch-cce3d3c6f0/function/payerTocReportinPlans/Code/Stage, bundle output is located at /codebuild/output/src4059803044/src/campaign-healthcare-web/.amplify/artifacts/cdk.out/asset.93520a826d8fa364dac7c7e5dab567f2455cba43ffe272a9ff765306c840c9de-error: Error: spawnSync docker ENOENT

The docs mention this error, but don't address it in this context (build time). At this point my only options appear to be 1) live at the mercy of the built-in python version which can change without warning and will be perpetually out of date 2) build a custom Amplify image where I need to take on the management of Amplify build-time dependencies which is not my scope.

Describe how you'd like this feature to work

Allow for docker-in-docker during amplify build or expand the available custom library overrides to include python (and maintain a current list of LTS python versions).

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