Develop applications with Python 3 and PostgreSQL. Includes a Python application container and PostgreSQL server, and a Django test project.

Note that requirements.txt in the root of this definition folder is only present for testing and is not used or required by the definition itself.

Second, only the integrated terminal is supported by the Remote - Containers extension. You may need to modify launch.json configurations to include the following value if an external console is used.

"console": "integratedTerminal"

Beyond that, just follow these steps:

1. If this is your first time using a development container, please follow the getting started steps to set up your machine.

2. To use VS Code's copy of this definition:

   1. Start VS Code and open your project folder.
   2. Press F1 select and Remote-Containers: Add Development Container Configuration Files... from the command palette.
   3. Select the Python 3 & PostgreSQL definition.

3. To use latest-and-greatest copy of this definition from the repository:

   1. Clone this repository.
   2. Copy the contents of containers/python-3-postgres/.devcontainer to the root of your project folder.
   3. Start VS Code and open your project folder.

4. After following step 2 or 3, the only the contents of the .devcontainer folder in your project can be adapted to meet your needs. Ignore other files and folders.

5. Finally, press F1 and run Remote-Containers: Reopen Folder in Container to start using the definition.

This definition includes some test code that will help you verify it is working as expected on your system. Follow these steps:

1. If this is your first time using a development container, please follow the getting started steps to set up your machine.
2. Clone this repository.
3. Start VS Code, press F1, and select Remote-Containers: Open Folder in Container...
4. Select the containers/python-3-postgres folder.
5. After the folder has opened in the container, use ctrl+shift+` to open a terminal and run the following commands to initialize the database and create a super user:

   cd test-project
   python manage.py migrate
   python manage.py createsuperuser

6. Next, press F5 to start the project.
7. Once the project is running, press F1 and select Remote-Containers: Forward Port...
8. Select port 5000 and click the "Open Browser" button in the notification that appears.
9. You should see a page with a message indicating the install was successful. You can also go to http://localhost:<port>/admin and sign in.
10. From here, you can add breakpoints or edit the contents of the test-project folder to do further testing.

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