dev container configuration doesn't work

[giannoug]

I've tried opening the project with dev containers both in my local machine and in GitHub Codespaces, but it always fails with the following error:

2023-12-11 15:45:09.526Z: #24 61.52 Installing Python tools...
2023-12-11 15:45:09.828Z: #24 61.77 Updating pip...2023-12-11 15:45:09.831Z: 
2023-12-11 15:45:09.946Z: #24 62.03 error: externally-managed-environment
#24 62.03 
#24 62.03 × This environment is externally managed
#24 62.03 ╰─> To install Python packages system-wide, try apt install
#24 62.03     python3-xyz, where xyz is the package you are trying to
#24 62.03     install.
2023-12-11 15:45:09.951Z: #24 62.03     
#24 62.03     If you wish to install a non-Debian-packaged Python package,
#24 62.03     create a virtual environment using python3 -m venv path/to/venv.
#24 62.03     Then use path/to/venv/bin/python and path/to/venv/bin/pip. Make
#24 62.03     sure you have python3-full installed.
#24 62.03     
#24 62.03     If you wish to install a non-Debian packaged Python application,
#24 62.03     it may be easiest to use pipx install xyz, which will manage a
#24 62.03     virtual environment for you. Make sure you have pipx installed.
#24 62.03     
#24 62.03     See /usr/share/doc/python3.11/README.venv for more information.
#24 62.03 
#24 62.03 note: If you believe this is a mistake, please contact your Python installation or OS distribution provider. You can override this, at the risk of breaking your Python installation or OS, by passing --break-system-packages.
#24 62.03 hint: See PEP 668 for the detailed specification.
2023-12-11 15:45:10.097Z: #24 62.08 ERROR: Feature "Python" (ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/python) failed to install! Look at the documentation at ********/devcontainers/features/tree/main/src/python for help troubleshooting this error.
2023-12-11 15:45:10.831Z: #24 ERROR: process "/bin/sh -c cp -ar /tmp/build-features-src/python_9 /tmp/dev-container-features  && chmod -R 0755 /tmp/dev-container-features/python_9  && cd /tmp/dev-container-features/python_9  && chmod +x ./devcontainer-features-install.sh  && ./devcontainer-features-install.sh  && rm -rf /tmp/dev-container-features/python_9" did not complete successfully: exit code: 1

Can be easily reproduced. Click on "Use this template" and then "Open in a codespace"

[giannoug]

Related:

• https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/61327
• [debian bookworm] Python Feature fails to install with 'error: externally-managed-environment' devcontainers/features#577

Changing image to "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/base:bullseye" fixes the issue above.

[onedr0p]

Would you be able to submit a PR?

[giannoug]

Sure, but I've not managed to fully test dev containers, just start it. I believe it needs a bit of tweaking to have it fully working

[onedr0p]

Anything you find out would be great. Although I made some changes and tested them I'm not using the devcontainer so it's best effort support on my end.

[onedr0p]

I have changed this to bulleye for now 8f95451

If bookworm ever works in the future we can change back to it.