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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# install python3 if not exist
+sudo apt-get install python3
+
+# install the all the necessery packages and requirements
+sudo apt-get install python3-pip
+sudo pip3 install --upgrade setuptools
+sudo pip3 install -r requirements.txt
+
+