This template references an image that was pre-built to automatically include needed devcontainer.json metadata.
- Image: mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/python (source)
- Applies devcontainer.json contents from image: Yes (source)
This container installs all Python development utilities using pipx to avoid impacting the global Python environment. You can use this same utility add additional utilities in an isolated environment. For example:
pipx install prospector
See the pipx documentation for additional information.