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+1. Use the pip tool to install virtualenv
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+http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/dev/virtualenvs/
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+2. Create a virtual environment in an empty directory: 
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+virtualenv -p <path to python3 executable> <path to empty directory>
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+3. cd into the directory you just created a virtual environment in, and clone our GitHub repo
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+4. Activate the virtual environment 
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+source bin/activate
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+5. cd into the repository root directory, install all dependencies using pip
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+pip -r requirements.txt
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+6. All set!
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