remoteEnv variable DEBUG is lost when running pytest

[rvanlaar]

I have a python project with a .devcontainer. When I open this python project with "Clone repository in container volume" the project gets build.

In the "remoteEnv" of the devcontainer.json I have configured a couple of environment variables. One of which is "DEBUG".

The problem is that when I try to execute tests via the test runner, the environment variable DEBUG isn't defined. Resulting in a failed test run.

When I run the tests via the integrated terminal the tests pass, because the enviroment variable is available.

This is the remoteEnv:

	"remoteEnv": {
		"DEBUF": "DEBUF",
		"DEBUG": "DEBUG",
		"DEBUH": "DEBUH"
	},

And the following is part of the output, generated by: python ~/.vscode-server/extensions/ms-python.python-2024.2.1/pythonFiles/printEnvVariables.py

..."REMOTE_CONTAINERS":"true","DEBUF":"DEBUF","DEBUH":"DEBUH","BROWSER":"/vs...

Notice that the other DEBUF and DEBUH variables are available but the variable DEBUG is missing.

Please let me know when more information is required.

[rvanlaar]

Note: Our application checks for a .env file. As a temporary work around I've added RUN echo "DEBUG=true" > /.env to our Docker File.