diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.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/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",
+
+	// Features to add to the dev container. More info: https://containers.dev/features.
+	// "features": {},
+
+	// Configure tool-specific properties.
+	"customizations": {
+		// Configure properties specific to VS Code.
+		"vscode": {
+			"settings": {},
+			"extensions": [
+				"streetsidesoftware.code-spell-checker"
+			]
+		}
+	},
+	
+	// Use 'postCreateCommand' to run commands after the container is created.
+	"postCreateCommand": "./.devcontainer/postCreateCommand.sh"
+
+	// Uncomment to connect as root instead. More info: https://aka.ms/dev-containers-non-root.
+	// "remoteUser": "root"
+}
diff --git a/.devcontainer/postCreateCommand.sh b/.devcontainer/postCreateCommand.sh
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+# Step 1: Ensure that NPM is installed on your system. Then install mermaid-js.
+npm --version
+sudo npm install -g @mermaid-js/mermaid-cli
+
+# Step 2: Ensure that Python 3.9+ is installed on your system. You can check this by using:
+python --version
+python setup.py install
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