From 45273883c0bb79a2a4f507791f052360df01d9e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Param Arora <68808783+par4m@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2025 19:09:51 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Update contributing.md

- Use a more standard way of creating virtual environment
- Ensure latest version of rust
---
 docs/docs/about/contributing.md | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/docs/about/contributing.md b/docs/docs/about/contributing.md
index a366c68c0..417ff802c 100644
--- a/docs/docs/about/contributing.md
+++ b/docs/docs/about/contributing.md
@@ -24,15 +24,17 @@ We tag issues with the ["good first issue"](https://github.com/cocoindex-io/coco
 Following the steps below to get cocoindex build on latest codebase locally - if you are making changes to cocoindex funcionality and want to test it out.
 
 -   Install Rust toolchain: [docs](https://rust-lang.org/tools/install)
+    
+    Run `rustup update` to ensure you're on the latest version.
 
--   (Optional) Setup Python virtual environment:
+-   (Recommended) Setup Python virtual environment:
     ```bash
-    virtualenv --python=$(which python3.12) .venv
+    python3 -m venv .venv
     ```
     Activate the virtual environment, before any installings / buildings / runnings:
 
     ```bash
-    . .venv/bin/activate
+    source .venv/bin/activate
     ```
 
 -   Install maturin:

From dd93e99b9c8c2cf604942640f42b0e7438c2de04 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Param Arora <68808783+par4m@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2025 21:48:34 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update contributing.md

---
 docs/docs/about/contributing.md | 13 ++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/docs/about/contributing.md b/docs/docs/about/contributing.md
index 417ff802c..82bad46db 100644
--- a/docs/docs/about/contributing.md
+++ b/docs/docs/about/contributing.md
@@ -23,9 +23,16 @@ We tag issues with the ["good first issue"](https://github.com/cocoindex-io/coco
 ## Start hacking! Setting Up Development Environment 
 Following the steps below to get cocoindex build on latest codebase locally - if you are making changes to cocoindex funcionality and want to test it out.
 
--   Install Rust toolchain: [docs](https://rust-lang.org/tools/install)
+-   🦀 [Install Rust](https://rust-lang.org/tools/install)
     
-    Run `rustup update` to ensure you're on the latest version.
+    If you don't have Rust installed, run
+    ```bash
+    curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
+    ```
+    Already have Rust? Make sure it's up to date 
+    ```bash 
+    rustup update
+    ```
 
 -   (Recommended) Setup Python virtual environment:
     ```bash
@@ -34,7 +41,7 @@ Following the steps below to get cocoindex build on latest codebase locally - if
     Activate the virtual environment, before any installings / buildings / runnings:
 
     ```bash
-    source .venv/bin/activate
+    . .venv/bin/activate
     ```
 
 -   Install maturin: