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 Install Python 3
-Install the dependencies with `pip3 install --user requirements.txt`
+Install the dependencies with `pip3 install --user -r requirements.txt`
 
 Then start your bot (e.g. with the Rust botrunner at https://github.com/ZeusWPI/planetwars-starterpack),
 and finally start Receptionist: