How can I use VS Code breakpoints to debug Open edX running in Tutor containers?

[tpayne (Taylor Payne)]

Here is my writeup on it:

Debugging with Visual Studio Code Dev Containers Extension

With the Dev Containers extension for Visual Studio Code (VS Code), you can have access to VS Code features within a container, which includes debugging tools. Here is an overview to help you get started debugging code in you Tutor dev environment. Initial Setup Make sure you have the Dev Containers extension installed (lms-vscode-remote.remote-containers). Open the VS Code Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P) and run Dev Containers: Attach to Running Container. Select the conta…