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# Opening The Bot

## 'pip' is not recognized

Python was not installed correctly on your machine. 

## ModuleNotFoundError: No module named xx

You likely don't have all modules installed correctly. Here is what to do

### Mac

```
sudo pip3 install -r requirements.txt
```

### Windows

```
pip install -r requirements.txt --user
```

## No such file or directory

You need to be in the directory of Bird Bot. You will need to cd into its location and then run the desired command.


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