diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
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+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
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+ARG VARIANT="3"
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/vscode/devcontainers/python:0-${VARIANT}
+
+RUN apt-get update \
+    && export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
+    && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y bc fontforge python-configparser \
+    && fontforge --version 2>&1
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
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+// For format details, see https://aka.ms/vscode-remote/devcontainer.json or this file's README at:
+// https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-dev-containers/tree/v0.122.1/containers/python-3
+{
+    "name": "Python 3",
+    "build": {
+        "dockerfile": "Dockerfile",
+        "context": "..",
+        "args": { "VARIANT": "3" }
+    },
+
+    "settings": {
+        "terminal.integrated.shell.linux": "/bin/bash",
+        "python.pythonPath": "/usr/local/bin/python",
+        "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"
+    },
+
+    "extensions": [
+        "ms-python.python"
+    ],
+
+    "remoteUser": "vscode"
+}