Add devcontainer configuration for Python development environment

Includes setup for VS Code extensions, Python 3.12 image, and Poetry dependency management.

Author: m-messer

.devcontainer/devcontainer.json

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+{
+  "name": "evaluatePython",
+  "image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/python:1-3.12-bookworm",
+  "postCreateCommand": "pip install poetry==1.8.3 && poetry install",
+  "forwardPorts": [8080],
+  "customizations": {
+    "vscode": {
+      "extensions": [
+        "ms-python.python",
+        "ms-python.vscode-pylance",
+        "ms-python.flake8",
+        "GitHub.copilot",
+        "GitHub.copilot-chat"
+      ],
+      "settings": {
+        "python.defaultInterpreterPath": "${workspaceFolder}/.venv/bin/python",
+        "python.terminal.activateEnvironment": true
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}