fix: update Python devcontainer image to resolve Node 16 - #76
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Problem
When opening a new Codespace,
learnpack startfailed immediately with:[ERR_REQUIRE_ESM]: require() of ES Module (...) not supported Error: command start not foundLearnPack 5.x depends on packages (e.g.
syllable) that are ESM-only andincompatible with Node 16.
Root cause
The base image
mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/python:0-3.10ships withnvm and Node 16.20.2 pre-installed. When the
node:1dev containerfeature runs and finds nvm already present, it attempts to install Node 22
on top of it, but the installation silently fails or does not update the
default alias. As a result,
onCreateCommandrunsnpm install -gagainstthe only available Node version — 16 — and LearnPack 5.x ends up installed
in an incompatible runtime.
Fix
Replace the legacy base image with the current official variant: