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 Make sure the following packages and tools are installed:
 
-- Python 3.6
+- Python 3.8
 - [Pipenv](https://docs.pipenv.org/en/latest/)
 - [Docker](https://www.docker.com/) or a local installation of [Postgres](https://www.postgresql.org/)
 - `npm` or `yarn` (you can use `npm` to install `yarn`)