diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
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+# https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-dev-containers/blob/main/containers/python-3/README.md
+ARG VARIANT=3.11-bookworm
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/vscode/devcontainers/python:${VARIANT}
+COPY requirements.txt /tmp/pip-tmp/
+RUN python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip \
+  && python3 -m pip install --no-cache-dir install ruff -r /tmp/pip-tmp/requirements.txt
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
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+{
+	"name": "Python 3",
+	"build": {
+		"dockerfile": "Dockerfile",
+		"context": "..",
+		"args": {
+			// Update 'VARIANT' to pick a Python version: 3, 3.10, 3.9, 3.8, 3.7, 3.6
+			// Append -bullseye or -buster to pin to an OS version.
+			// Use -bullseye variants on local on arm64/Apple Silicon.
+			"VARIANT": "3.11-bookworm",
+		}
+	},
+
+	// Configure tool-specific properties.
+	"customizations": {
+		// Configure properties specific to VS Code.
+		"vscode": {
+			// Set *default* container specific settings.json values on container create.
+			"settings": {
+				"python.defaultInterpreterPath": "/usr/local/bin/python",
+				"python.linting.enabled": true,
+				"python.formatting.blackPath": "/usr/local/py-utils/bin/black",
+				"python.linting.mypyPath": "/usr/local/py-utils/bin/mypy"
+			},
+
+			// Add the IDs of extensions you want installed when the container is created.
+			"extensions": [
+				"ms-python.python",
+				"ms-python.vscode-pylance"
+			]
+		}
+	},
+
+	// Use 'forwardPorts' to make a list of ports inside the container available locally.
+	// "forwardPorts": [],
+
+	// Use 'postCreateCommand' to run commands after the container is created.
+	// "postCreateCommand": "pip3 install --user -r requirements.txt",
+
+	// Comment out to connect as root instead. More info: https://aka.ms/vscode-remote/containers/non-root.
+	"remoteUser": "vscode"
+}