Simple Agent QuickStart (Python + AZD + Bicep) project fails to debug due to missing tzdata dependency

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Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
68/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
azure, python
Domain
backend, cloud

Research direction

Start by locating the Simple Agent QuickStart template and its generated requirements.txt, then reproduce the debug failure with the listed azure-functions version. Verify that a freshly generated project debugs successfully without manual dependency edits.

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Description

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OS: Win 11 x64
Build Version: 20260708.2

Repro Steps:

  1. Create a new project using Simple Agent QuickStart (Python + AZD + Bicep).
  2. Initial the project.
  3. Update azure-functions>=2.2.0 to azure-functions in requirements.txt.
  4. Debug the project.

Expect:
The generated project should debug successfully without additional dependency changes.

Actual:
The generated project fails to debug with ZoneInfoNotFoundError: No time zone found with key 'America/Los_Angeles'.
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More Info:
Succeed to debug the project after adding tzdata to requirements.txt.

Dominant language
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