adding a preconfigured devcontainer for codespace usage

.devcontainer/Dockerfile

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+# See here for image contents: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-dev-containers/tree/v0.203.0/containers/python-3/.devcontainer/base.Dockerfile
+
+# [Choice] Python version (use -bullseye variants on local arm64/Apple Silicon): 3, 3.10, 3.9, 3.8, 3.7, 3.6, 3-bullseye, 3.10-bullseye, 3.9-bullseye, 3.8-bullseye, 3.7-bullseye, 3.6-bullseye, 3-buster, 3.10-buster, 3.9-buster, 3.8-buster, 3.7-buster, 3.6-buster
+ARG VARIANT="3.10-bullseye"
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/vscode/devcontainers/python:0-${VARIANT}
+
+# [Choice] Node.js version: none, lts/*, 16, 14, 12, 10
+ARG NODE_VERSION="none"
+RUN if [ "${NODE_VERSION}" != "none" ]; then su vscode -c "umask 0002 && . /usr/local/share/nvm/nvm.sh && nvm install ${NODE_VERSION} 2>&1"; fi
+
+# [Optional] If your pip requirements rarely change, uncomment this section to add them to the image.
+# COPY requirements.txt /tmp/pip-tmp/
+# RUN pip3 --disable-pip-version-check --no-cache-dir install -r /tmp/pip-tmp/requirements.txt \
+#    && rm -rf /tmp/pip-tmp
+
+# [Optional] Uncomment this section to install additional OS packages.
+# RUN apt-get update && export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
+#     && apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends <your-package-list-here>
+
+# [Optional] Uncomment this line to install global node packages.
+# RUN su vscode -c "source /usr/local/share/nvm/nvm.sh && npm install -g <your-package-here>" 2>&1

.devcontainer/devcontainer.json

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+// For format details, see https://aka.ms/devcontainer.json. For config options, see the README at:
+// https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-dev-containers/tree/v0.203.0/containers/python-3
+{
+	"name": "Python 3",
+	"runArgs": ["--init"],
+	"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",
+			// Options
+			"NODE_VERSION": "none"
+		}
+	},
+
+	// Set *default* container specific settings.json values on container create.
+	"settings": { 
+		"python.pythonPath": "/usr/local/bin/python",
+		"python.languageServer": "Pylance",
+		"python.linting.enabled": true,
+		"python.linting.pylintEnabled": true,
+		"python.formatting.autopep8Path": "/usr/local/py-utils/bin/autopep8",
+		"python.formatting.blackPath": "/usr/local/py-utils/bin/black",
+		"python.formatting.yapfPath": "/usr/local/py-utils/bin/yapf",
+		"python.linting.banditPath": "/usr/local/py-utils/bin/bandit",
+		"python.linting.flake8Path": "/usr/local/py-utils/bin/flake8",
+		"python.linting.mypyPath": "/usr/local/py-utils/bin/mypy",
+		"python.linting.pycodestylePath": "/usr/local/py-utils/bin/pycodestyle",
+		"python.linting.pydocstylePath": "/usr/local/py-utils/bin/pydocstyle",
+		"python.linting.pylintPath": "/usr/local/py-utils/bin/pylint"
+	},
+
+	// 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 connect as root instead. More info: https://aka.ms/vscode-remote/containers/non-root.
+	"remoteUser": "vscode"
+}