From 91f78c6c56be3cc28d0cfaf05296ccc9e275975a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Karma Riuk <riukkarma@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2025 17:34:47 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] updated readme

---
 README.md | 10 +++++++++-
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a6bd48d..8ddc946 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ A research-driven platform for evaluating deep learning models on automated code
    cd crab-webapp
    ```
 
+1. *(Optional)* **Create Python Environement**
+
+   ```bash
+   python -m venv .venv
+   source .venv/bin/activate
+   ```
+
 1. **Install** Python dependencies:
 
    ```bash
@@ -37,7 +44,8 @@ A research-driven platform for evaluating deep learning models on automated code
 
 ### Environment Variables
 
-Defaults are set in `src/utils/env_defaults.py` (port 45003, `data/` path, etc.) To override:
+Defaults are set in `src/utils/env_defaults.py` (port 45003, `data/` path, etc.) and described in
+the comments of `.env.example`. To override:
 
 ```bash
 cp .env.example .env