Azure ML tweaks and fixes

Author: Chuxel

containers/azure-machine-learning-python-3/.devcontainer/Dockerfile

@@ -3,22 +3,41 @@
 # Licensed under the MIT License. See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2090316 for license information.
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-FROM python:3
+# Update this to FROM python:3 if you'd prefer 
+# to use standard python instead
+FROM continuumio/anaconda3
 
-# Install git, process tools
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y install git procps
+# Configure apt
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+RUN apt-get update \
+    && apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends apt-utils 2>&1
 
-# Install Docker CE - ** COMMENT OUT IF YOU WILL ONLY RUN LOCAL OR IN AZURE **
-RUN apt-get install -y apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl gnupg-agent software-properties-common \
-    && curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/debian/gpg | apt-key add - 2>/dev/null \
-    && add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/debian $(lsb_release -cs) stable" \
+# Copy default endpoint specific user settings overrides into container to 
+# to specify Python path and that Docker should run as a workspace extension
+COPY settings.vscode.json /root/.vscode-remote/data/Machine/settings.json
+
+# Install git, required tools
+RUN apt-get install -y \
+            git \
+            curl \
+            procps \
+            apt-transport-https \
+            ca-certificates \
+            gnupg-agent \
+            software-properties-common \
+            lsb-release 2>&1
+
+# Install Docker CLI
+RUN curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/$(lsb_release -is | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')/gpg | (OUT=$(apt-key add - 2>&1) || echo $OUT) \
+    && add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/$(lsb_release -is | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]') $(lsb_release -cs) stable" \
     && apt-get update \
     && apt-get install -y docker-ce-cli
 
-# Install pylint
-RUN pip install pylint
+# Install pylint and Azure ML SDK
+RUN pip install pylint azureml-sdk 2>&1
 
 # Clean up
 RUN apt-get autoremove -y \
     && apt-get clean -y \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=dialog

containers/azure-machine-learning-python-3/.devcontainer/settings.vscode.json

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "remote.extensionKind": {
+        "peterjausovec.vscode-docker": "workspace",
+        "python.pythonPath": "/opt/conda/bin/python",
+        "python.linting.pylintEnabled": true,
+        "python.linting.enabled": true
+    }
+}