DOC: Update dev container and Copilot prompts to install mssql-py-core from NuGet#451
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DOC: Update dev container and Copilot prompts to install mssql-py-core from NuGet#451
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DOC: Update dev container and Copilot prompts to install mssql-py-core from NuGet
Feb 25, 2026
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mssql_py_core(the Rust/TDS native module required forbulkcopy) is distributed as a NuGet package and must be fetched separately viaeng/scripts/install-mssql-py-core.sh. Previously, none of the dev environment docs or the devcontainer setup automated or documented this step.Changes
.devcontainer/post-create.sheng/scripts/install-mssql-py-core.shautomatically after the C++ extension build.github/prompts/build-ddbc.prompt.mdmssql_py_corefrom NuGet (macOS/Linux and Windows)No module named 'mssql_py_core'and wheel-not-found errors.github/prompts/setup-dev-env.prompt.mdmssql_py_coreNuGet install, with platform-specific commandsmssql_py_coreimport check to the final verification script.github/prompts/run-tests.prompt.mdtest_019_bulkcopy.pyto the test file reference table, flagged as requiringmssql_py_coremssql_py_coreis absentOriginal prompt
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