Running the container#

Start the Docker container#

Whenever you need to restart the pylith-dev-workspace Docker container, simply run

No GUI applications

Listing 2 Run development environment without support for GUI applications.#

docker run --name pylith-dev-workspace --rm -it -v pylith-dev:/opt/pylith \
    registry.gitlab.com/cig-pylith/pylith_installer/pylith-devenv

With GUI applications

Listing 3 Run development environment with support for GUI applications.#

xhost +$(hostname).local
docker run --name pylith-dev-workspace --rm -it -e DISPLAY=host.docker.internal:0 \
    -v pylith-dev:/opt/pylith \
    registry.gitlab.com/cig-pylith/pylith_installer/pylith-devenv

Important

Make sure Docker is running before you start the container.

Attach VS Code to the Docker container#

Start VS Code.
Click on the Docker extension in the Activity Bar on the far left hand side as illustrated in the screenshot.
Find the pylith-dev-workspace container. Verify that it is running.
Right-click on the container and select Attach Visual Studio Code. This will open a new window. You should see Container registry.gitlab.com/cig-pylith... at the left side of the status bar at the bottom of the window.
Open the PyLith source code by selecting File -> Open Folder... and navigating to /opt/pylith/src/.

Fig. 1 Screenshot showing how to attach VS Code to a running Docker container.#