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+## Steps to run locally
+
+To check the syntax:
+
+```bash
+cd snippets/python_snippets
+python3 -m compileall src
+```
+
+To check the snippet formatting:
+
+```bash
+cd snippets/python_snippets/src
+ruff --ignore F841 --ignore F401 --output-format=github .
+```
+
+To execute the snippets locally, in order to check for type correctness:
+
+```bash
+#!/bin/bash
+
+export API_KEY="..."
+export MNEMONIC="..."
+
+cd snippets/python_snippets
+python main.py $API_KEY $MNEMONIC
+```
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