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@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ once you've installed anaconda, you can install the remaining requirements (incl
 ```bash
 conda create --name easydata python=3
 conda activate easydata
-python -m pip install -f requirements.txt
+python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
 ```