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+.PHONY: install run clean
+
+VENV = venv
+PYTHON = $(VENV)/bin/python
+PIP = $(VENV)/bin/pip
+
+install: $(VENV)
+	npm install
+
+$(VENV):
+	python3 -m venv $(VENV)
+	$(PIP) install --upgrade pip
+	$(PIP) install -r requirements.txt
+
+run: install
+	$(PYTHON) meshchat.py
+
+clean:
+	rm -rf $(VENV)
+	rm -rf node_modules
+
+
+