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+SHELL := /bin/bash
+
+.PHONY: help install dev-install
+
+.DEFAULT_GOAL := help
+
+.SILENT:
+
+help:
+	@echo "Please use 'make <target>' where <target> is one of the following:"
+	@echo "  help           Return this message with usage instructions."
+	@echo "  install        Will install the dependencies and create a virtual environment."
+	@echo "  dev-install    Will install the dev dependencies too."
+
+dev-install:create-venv install-dev-dependencies install-pre-commit
+
+install: create-venv install-dependencies farewell
+
+install-dependencies:
+	@echo "Installing dependencies..." && \
+	pip install . >> /dev/null
+
+create-venv:
+	@echo "Creating virtual environment..." && \
+	python -m venv venv && \
+	source venv/bin/activate && \
+	pip install --upgrade pip
+
+install-dev-dependencies:
+	@echo "Installing dependencies..." && \
+	source venv/bin/activate && \
+	pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+install-pre-commit:
+	@echo "Installing pre-commit hooks..." && \
+	source venv/bin/activate && \
+	pre-commit install