diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index cd96c21d9c3159fc769342210740624e6090d1d2..04de559d278e5bbdabda1a740fabadb3ac6ab59f 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@
             "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/docker-in-docker:2.12": {
                 "version": "latest",
                 "dockerDashComposeVersion": "v2"
-                }
+                },
+            "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/python:1": {
+                    "version": "3.12"
+            }
         },
         // add any required extensions that must be pre-installed in the devcontainer
         "customizations": {
@@ -30,7 +33,8 @@
                     "valentjn.vscode-ltex",
                     "zxh404.vscode-proto3",
                     "typefox.yang-vscode",
-                    "mechatroner.rainbow-csv"
+                    "mechatroner.rainbow-csv",
+                    "ms-python.autopep8"
                 ]
             }
         },