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 Copyright © Microsoft Corporation All rights reserved.<br />
 Licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE in the project root for license information.
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+---
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+##  Docker Setup Guide
+
+This repository can also be used directly with Docker for running the sample app or for experimenting with the development container image.
+
+### 🧱 Build the Docker image
+
+```bash
+docker build -t vscode-python .