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### Prerequisites

1. Python 3.10+
2. pip (Python package installer)
3. venv (Python virtual environment module)

**Note:** On fresh system installations, you may need to install pip and venv separately:

**Ubuntu/Debian:**
```bash
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install python3-pip python3-venv
```

**Fedora/RHEL/CentOS:**
```bash
sudo dnf install python3-pip python3-virtualenv
```

**macOS:**
If using Homebrew, pip and venv are included with Python:
```bash
brew install python@3.10
```

**Windows:**
Download Python from [python.org](https://www.python.org/downloads/). The installer includes pip and venv by default.

### Setup
Setup your vitual environment at the expected location. Ensure you are using a version of python that is 3.10 or higher as lower versions are not supported.
Setup your virtual environment at the expected location. Ensure you are using a version of python that is 3.10 or higher as lower versions are not supported.

```
python3 -m venv .venv
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