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+// For format details, see https://aka.ms/devcontainer.json. For config options, see the
+// README at: https://github.com/devcontainers/templates/tree/main/src/python
+{
+	"name": "Python 3",
+	// Or use a Dockerfile or Docker Compose file. More info: https://containers.dev/guide/dockerfile
+	"image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/python:1-3.12-bullseye",
+	// Features to add to the dev container. More info: https://containers.dev/features.
+	"features": {
+		"ghcr.io/devcontainers-contrib/features/hatch:2": {}
+	},
+	// Use 'initializeCommand' to run commands before anything else:
+	"initializeCommand": "git submodule update --init",
+	// Use 'postCreateCommand' to run commands after the container is created.
+	"postCreateCommand": "hatch env create default && hatch env create docs && hatch env create test"
+}