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 # installation and running:
 Ensure you have python3 installed
 
-create a virtual env with `python3 -m venv venv`
-within that env install flask and open ai: `pip install Flask` `pip install openai`
+create a virtual env with
+  `python3 -m venv venv`
+within that env install flask and open ai: 
+  `pip install Flask` 
+  `pip install openai`
 
-set your secret OPENAI_API_KEY env variable -- need to go get this from open ai's website
+set your secret OPENAI_API_KEY env variable
+  get your own OpenAI key from open ai's website (instructions)
+  edit your environment variable file (.bash
 
-run `flask --app flaskr run --debug`
+then run 
+  `flask --app flaskr run --debug`