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+{
+  "name": "codeforlife-portal",
+  "image": "mcr.microsoft.com/vscode/devcontainers/python:3.8",
+  "features": {
+    "ghcr.io/devcontainers-contrib/features/pipenv:2": {
+      "version": "2023.11.15"
+    }
+  },
+  "postCreateCommand": "pipenv install --dev",
+  "customizations": {
+    "vscode": {
+      "settings": {},
+      "extensions": [
+        "ms-python.python"
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}