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Setting up a Python project for GitHub Codespaces

Get started with a Python project in GitHub Codespaces by creating a custom dev container configuration.

Introduction

This guide shows you how to set up an example Python project Codespaces에서 Visual Studio Code 데스크톱 애플리케이션 또는 VS Code 웹 클라이언트를 사용합니다. codespace에서 프로젝트를 열고 미리 정의된 개발 컨테이너 구성을 추가 및 수정하는 예제를 안내합니다.

Step 1: Open the project in a codespace

  1. Go to https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-remote-try-python.

  2. Click Use this template, then click Open in a codespace.

    Screenshot of the 'Use this template' button and dropdown menu

When you create a codespace, your project is created on a remote virtual machine that is dedicated to you. By default, the container for your codespace has many languages and runtimes, including Python. It also includes a common set of tools like git, wget, rsync, openssh, and nano.

vCPU 및 RAM의 양을 조정하거나 환경을 개인 설정하기 위해 dot 파일을 추가하거나 설치된 도구와 스크립트를 수정하여 codespace를 사용자 지정할 수 있습니다.

Codespaces는 codespace에서 작업할 때 사용하는 개발 컨테이너를 구성하기 위해 devcontainer.json이라는 파일을 사용합니다. 각 리포지토리에는 codespace에서 코드 작업을 하는 데 필요한 개발 환경을 정확하게 제공하기 위해 하나 이상의 devcontainer.json 파일이 포함될 수 있습니다.

시작 시 Codespaces는 개발 컨테이너 구성을 구성하는 devcontainer.json 파일 및 종속 파일을 사용하여 도구 및 런타임을 설치하고 프로젝트에 필요한 기타 설치 작업을 수행합니다. 자세한 내용은 “개발 컨테이너 소개”를 참조하세요.

Step 2: Add a dev container configuration

The default development container, or "dev container," for GitHub Codespaces comes with the latest Python version, package managers (pip, Miniconda), and other common tools preinstalled. However, we recommend that you configure your own dev container to include all of the tools and scripts your project needs. This will ensure a fully reproducible environment for all GitHub Codespaces users in your repository.

사용자 지정 개발 컨테이너를 사용하도록 리포지토리를 설정하려면 하나 이상의 devcontainer.json 파일을 만들어야 합니다. 미리 정의된 구성 템플릿의 Visual Studio Code에서 추가하거나 직접 작성할 수 있습니다. 개발 컨테이너 구성에 대한 자세한 내용은 "개발 컨테이너 소개"를 참조하세요.

  1. Visual Studio Code Command Palette에 액세스하고(Shift+Command+P(Mac)/Ctrl+Shift+P(Windows/Linux)) "dev container"라고 입력합니다. Codespaces: Add Development Container Configuration Files... (codespace: 개발 컨테이너 구성 파일 추가...)를 선택합니다.

    Visual Studio Code Command Palette의 “Codespaces: Add Development Container Configuration Files...”(codespace: 개발 컨테이너 구성 파일 추가...)

  2. Start typing python and click Python 3 in the list. Other options are available if your project uses particular tools. For example, Python 3 & PostgreSQL.

    Screenshot of the 'Python 3' option

  3. Click the latest version of Python 3.

    Screenshot of the Python 3 version selection

  4. A list of additional features is displayed. We'll install Coverage.py, a code coverage tool for Python. To install this tool, type py, select Coverage.py (via pipx), then click OK.

    Screenshot of additional features for 'dotnet'

  5. A message is displayed telling you that the dev container configuration file already exists. Click Overwrite.

    A devcontainer.json file is created and is opened in the editor.

Details of your custom dev container configuration

If you look in the Visual Studio Code Explorer you'll see that a .devcontainer directory has been added to the root of your project's repository containing the devcontainer.json file. This is the main configuration file for codespaces created from this repository.

devcontainer.json

The devcontainer.json file that you have added will contain values for the name, image, and features properties. Some additional properties that you may find useful are included but are commented out.

The file will look similar to this, depending on which image you chose:

// 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:0-3.11-bullseye",
  "features": {
    "ghcr.io/devcontainers-contrib/features/coverage-py:2": {}
  }

  // Features to add to the dev container. More info: https://containers.dev/features.
  // "features": {},

  // Use 'forwardPorts' to make a list of ports inside the container available locally.
  // "forwardPorts": [],

  // Use 'postCreateCommand' to run commands after the container is created.
  // "postCreateCommand": "pip3 install --user -r requirements.txt",

  // Configure tool-specific properties.
  // "customizations": {},

  // Uncomment to connect as root instead. More info: https://aka.ms/dev-containers-non-root.
  // "remoteUser": "root"
}
  • name: You can name your dev container anything you want. A default value is supplied.
  • image: The name of an image in a container registry (DockerHub, GitHub Container registry, or Azure Container Registry) that will be used to create the dev container for the codespace.
  • features: A list of one or more objects, each of which references one of the available dev container features. Features are self-contained, shareable units of installation code and development container configuration. They provide an easy way to add more tooling, runtime, or library features to your development container. For more information, see "Available Dev Container Features" on the Development Containers website. You can add features by going to the VS Code Command Palette and typing features.
  • forwardPorts: Any ports listed here will be forwarded automatically. For more information, see "Forwarding ports in your codespace."
  • postCreateCommand: Use this property to run commands after your codespace is created.
  • customizations: This property allows you to customize a specific tool or service when it is used for working in a codespace. For example, you can configure specific settings and extensions for VS Code. For more information, see "Supporting tools and services" on the Development Containers website.
  • remoteUser: By default, you’re running as the vscode user, but you can optionally set this to root.

For a complete list of available properties, see the dev containers specification on the Development Containers website.

Additional dev container configuration files

If you are familiar with Docker, you may want to use a Dockerfile, or Docker Compose, to configure your codespace environment, in addition to the devcontainer.json file. You can do this by adding your Dockerfile or docker-compose.yml files alongside the devcontainer.json file. For more information, see "Using Images, Dockerfiles, and Docker Compose" on the Development Containers website.

Step 3: Modify your devcontainer.json file

With your dev container configuration added and a basic understanding of what everything does, you can now make changes to customize your environment further. In this example, you'll add properties that will:

  • Install a package required by the application.
  • Install a VS Code extension in this codespace.
  1. In the devcontainer.json file, add a comma after the features property, and delete the two commented out lines about features.

    JSON
    "features": {
      "ghcr.io/devcontainers-contrib/features/coverage-py:2": {}
    },
    
    // Features to add to the dev container. More info: https://containers.dev/features.
    // "features": {},
  2. Uncomment the postCreateCommand property.

    JSON
    // Use 'postCreateCommand' to run commands after the container is created.
    "postCreateCommand": "pip3 install --user -r requirements.txt",
  3. Uncomment the customizations property and edit it as follows to install the "Code Spell Checker" VS Code extension.

    JSON
    // Configure tool-specific properties.
    "customizations": {
      // Configure properties specific to VS Code.
      "vscode": {
        // Add the IDs of extensions you want installed when the container is created.
        "extensions": [
          "streetsidesoftware.code-spell-checker"
        ]
      }
    }

    The devcontainer.json file should now look similar to this, depending on which image you chose:

    // 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:0-3.11-bullseye",
      "features": {
        "ghcr.io/devcontainers-contrib/features/coverage-py:2": {}
      },
    
      // Use 'forwardPorts' to make a list of ports inside the container available locally.
      // "forwardPorts": [],
    
      // Use 'postCreateCommand' to run commands after the container is created.
      "postCreateCommand": "pip3 install --user -r requirements.txt",
    
      // Configure tool-specific properties.
      "customizations": {
        // Configure properties specific to VS Code.
        "vscode": {
          // Add the IDs of extensions you want installed when the container is created.
          "extensions": [
            "streetsidesoftware.code-spell-checker"
          ]
        }
      }
    
      // Uncomment to connect as root instead. More info: https://aka.ms/dev-containers-non-root.
      // "remoteUser": "root"
    }
    
  4. Save your changes.

  5. VS Code Command Palette(Shift+Command+P(Mac)/Ctrl+Shift+P(Windows/Linux))에 액세스한 다음 “rebuild”라고 입력을 시작합니다. codespace: 컨테이너 다시 빌드 를 선택합니다.

    명령 팔레트의 컨테이너 다시 빌드 명령 스크린샷

    팁: 경우에 따라 전체 다시 빌드를 수행하여 캐시를 지우고 새 이미지로 컨테이너를 다시 빌드할 수 있습니다. 자세한 내용은 "컨테이너의 전체 다시 빌드 수행"을 참조하세요.

    codespace 내에서 다시 빌드하면 리포지토리에 변경 내용을 커밋하기 전에 변경 내용이 예상대로 작동하는지 확인할 수 있습니다. 오류가 발생하는 경우 컨테이너를 계속 조정하기 위해 다시 빌드할 수 있는 복구 컨테이너가 있는 codespace에 배치됩니다.

    After the dev container is rebuilt, and your codespace becomes available again, the postCreateCommand will have been run, installing the package listed in the requirements.txt file, and the "Code Spell Checker" extension will be available for use.

Step 4: Run your application

In the previous section, you used the postCreateCommand to install a package for the Flask web framework. You can now use this to run the web application.

  1. In the Terminal of your codespace, enter python -m flask run.

    Screenshot of running the Python application from the terminal

  2. When your project starts, you should see a "toast" notification message at the bottom right corner of VS Code, telling you that your application is available on a forwarded port. To view the running application, click Open in Browser.

    Port forwarding "toast" notification

Step 5: Commit your changes

새 코드 또는 구성 변경을 통해 codespace를 변경한 후에 변경 내용을 커밋할 수 있습니다. 리포지토리에 변경 내용을 커밋하면 이 리포지토리에서 codespace를 만드는 다른 모든 사용자가 동일한 구성을 갖게 됩니다. 이는 또한 모든 사용자에게 VS Code 확장 추가와 같은 모든 사용자 지정이 표시됨을 의미합니다.

자세한 내용은 “codespace에서 소스 제어 사용”을 참조하세요.

Next steps

You should now be able to add a custom dev container configuration to your own Python project.