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 You could also use [virtualenvwrapper], [direnv] or any similar tool to help manage your virtual
 environments.
 
+### Install PostgreSQL
+
+Ensure that PostgreSQL with minimum version 12 is installed and running on your local machine. 
+
 ### Installing Python dependencies
 
 > [!NOTE]