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-# sphinx-web
+Python web app to publish documentation compiled using Sphinx
 
-Python web app to publish documentation compiled using Sphinx
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+# Installation
+
+``` shell
+cd sphinx-web
+python3 -m venv venv
+source venv/bin/activate # on Windows execute instead: venv\Scripts\activate.bat
+python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
+
+# Development
+
+## Update dependencies
+
+After activating the virtual environment, run this command to update the list of dependencies with what is currently installed:
+
+``` shell
+pip freeze > requirements.txt
+```
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+click==8.1.3
+colorama==0.4.5
+Flask==2.2.2
+importlib-metadata==4.12.0
+itsdangerous==2.1.2
+Jinja2==3.1.2
+MarkupSafe==2.1.1
+Werkzeug==2.2.2
+zipp==3.8.1