diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a54004b090b84a543a856f1827ba3723e9e76355
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+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
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+include:
+- project: docker-images/templates
+  ref: master
+  file: devcontainer_images.gitlab-ci.yml
+
+build:
+  extends: .build_image_job_template
+  variables:
+    IMAGE_BASENAME: ${IMAGE_PREFIX}/devcontainer-python
+    IMAGE_NAME: ${IMAGE_BASENAME}:3.12.7-bookworm,${IMAGE_BASENAME}:3.12-bookworm,${IMAGE_BASENAME}:3-bookworm
diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ed4a0aa21642c7e53f0de3c9b673e112c636cc8a
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+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
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+{
+    // See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=733558
+    // for the documentation about the tasks.json format
+    "version": "2.0.0",
+    "tasks": [
+        {
+            "label": "docker build",
+            "command": "docker",
+            "args": [
+                "build",
+                "."
+            ]
+        }
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/devcontainer_example.json b/devcontainer_example.json
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c62227752853c7e6d4db7d7f42747556744ccb27
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+++ b/devcontainer_example.json
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+{
+    "name": "Python",
+    "workspaceFolder": "/workdir",
+    "workspaceMount": "source=${localWorkspaceFolder},target=/workdir,type=bind,consistency=delegated",
+    "remoteUser": "vscode",
+    "image": "andrijoos/devcontainer-python:3-bookworm",
+    "customizations": {
+        "vscode": {
+            "extensions": [
+                "ms-python.python",
+                "ms-azuretools.vscode-docker"
+            ]
+        }
+    },
+    "containerEnv": {
+        "SHELL": "/bin/bash"
+    },
+    "postCreateCommand": "pip install -e ."
+}