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-## Installation
+## Development environment
 ### Linux (or WSL)
-Start off by installing [Pyenv](https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv?tab=readme-ov-file#installation) and walk through the steps outlined there (be sure to also add it to PATH). Also install the [Python build requirements](https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv/wiki#suggested-build-environment). Afterwards, install Python 2.7 and activate it for your current SHELL: 
+Start off by installing [Pyenv](https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv?tab=readme-ov-file#installation) and walk through the steps outlined there (be sure to also add it to PATH). Also install the [Python build requirements](https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv/wiki#suggested-build-environment). Afterwards, install Python 2.7 and activate it for your current shell: 
 
 ```bash
 pyenv install 2.7
 pyenv shell 2.7
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+```
+
+You can check that this worked by typing 
+
+```bash
+python -V
+```
+
+Which should return `Python 2.7.18`.
+
+Next, `cd` into this repository and create (and activate) a virtual environment:
+
+```bash
+cd <path to project>/
+python -m pip install virtualenv
+python -m virtualenv .venv
+source .venv/bin/activate
+```
+
+Install the required packages with
+
+```bash
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
+
+Now we need to install the NaoQi SDK into our virtual environment, which we need to do manually. Begin by downloading the SDK:
+
+```bash
+wget https://community-static.aldebaran.com/resources/2.5.10/Python%20SDK/pynaoqi-python2.7-2.5.7.1-linux64.tar.gz
+```
+
+Next, move into the `site-packages` directory and extract the file you just downloaded:
+
+```bash
+cd .venv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/
+tar xvfz <path to SDK>/pynaoqi-python2.7-2.5.7.1-linux64.tar.gz
+rm <path to SDK>/pynaoqi-python2.7-2.5.7.1-linux64.tar.gz
+```
+
+Lastly, we need to inform our virtual environment where to find our newly installed package:
+
+```bash
+echo <path to project>/.venv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pynaoqi-python2.7-2.5.7.1-linux64/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ > pynaoqi-python2.7.pth
+```
+
+That's it! Verify that it works with
+
+```bash
+python -c "import qi; print(qi)"
+```
+
+You should now be able to run this project.