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 ## Development
 
-Installation is simple with `pipenv`. Just run the following command in the root directory of the repository:
+First, create a virtual environment, then install the dependencies of the library with `pip`:
 
 ```bash
-$ pipenv install --dev
+$ pip install -r requirements.txt
 ```
 
 This will install all the necessary dependencies for development.