diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
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+{
+    "name": "pyaxm",
+    "image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/python:3.10",
+    "features": {
+        "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/git:1": {}
+    },
+    "postCreateCommand": "pip3 install -e . && echo 'pyaxm installed in editable mode'",
+    "customizations": {
+        "vscode": {
+            "extensions": [
+                "ms-python.python",
+                "ms-python.vscode-pylance"
+            ]
+        }
+    },
+    "remoteUser": "vscode"
+}