add devcontainer file and define path for utils.py

.devcontainer/devcontainer.json

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+// For format details, see https://aka.ms/devcontainer.json. For config options, see the
+// README at: https://github.com/devcontainers/templates/tree/main/src/debian
+{
+	"name": "Debian",
+	// Or use a Dockerfile or Docker Compose file. More info: https://containers.dev/guide/dockerfile
+	"image": "ghcr.io/geocompx/docker:suggests",
+	"customizations": {
+		// Configure properties specific to VS Code.
+		"vscode": {
+		  // Add the IDs of extensions you want installed when the container is created.
+		  "extensions": ["reditorsupport.r",
+		  "GitHub.copilot-chat",
+		  "GitHub.copilot-labs",
+		  "GitHub.copilot",
+		  "yzhang.markdown-all-in-one",
+		  "quarto.quarto"
+		   ]
+		}
+	  },
+
+	// 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": [],
+
+	// Configure tool-specific properties.
+	// "customizations": {},
+
+	// Uncomment to connect as root instead. More info: https://aka.ms/dev-containers-non-root.
+	// "remoteUser": "root"
+
+	// Run the script install-additional-dependencies.sh:
+	"postCreateCommand": "bash .devcontainer/postCreateCommand.sh"
+
+}

.devcontainer/postCreateCommand.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+# Ensure we are running under Bash
+if [ -z "$BASH_VERSION" ]; then
+    echo "This script requires Bash, but it was executed with $SHELL. Exiting."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Set debugging and exit on error
+set -euxo pipefail
+
+# Check the Linux distro we're running:
+cat /etc/os-release
+
+# Install Rust:
+curl https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh -s -- -y
+
+# Add cargo to the path both temporarily and permanently:
+export PATH="$HOME/.cargo/bin:$PATH"
+echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.cargo/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.profile
+
+# Ensure cargo command is available
+command -v cargo
+
+# Ensure apt repository is up-to-date and install necessary packages
+sudo apt-get update
+sudo apt-get install -y software-properties-common python3 python3-pip
+
+# Install Python dependencies:
+# Uncomment and modify if you have a requirements.txt
+# pip3 install -r requirements.txt
+
+# Clone and install tippecanoe if not already installed
+cd /tmp
+if [ ! -d "tippecanoe" ]; then
+    git clone https://github.com/felt/tippecanoe.git
+fi
+cd tippecanoe
+make -j$(nproc)
+sudo make install
+tippecanoe --version
+
+# Install GitHub CLI
+sudo apt install -y gh
+
+# Make sure there's a newline at the end of the script
+echo "Script execution completed successfully."

examples/edinburgh/setup.py

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+import sys
+import os
 import csv
 import json
 
-from utils import *
+# utils.py is symlinked, but this appears broken in dev containers, so add the
+# parent directory
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..")))
 
+from utils import *
 
 def makeOSM():
     download(