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 # gerard-botler
 
-discord bot for a friend
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+discord bot for a friend  
+Source venv:  
+```
+source botler/bin/activate
+```
+to escape:  
+```
+deactivate
+```
+more on venvs [here](https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/venv.html)