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@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ For near-instantaneous transaction propagation, you can use the [Chainstack Sola
 
 [Sign up with Chainstack](https://console.chainstack.com).
 
+Make sure you have the required packages installed `pip install -r requirements.txt`.
+
 Make sure you have your endpoints set up in `config.py`.
 
 Quick note on a couple of new scripts in `/learning-examples`: