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 #### Setting up a Conda Environment
 
-We recommend creating an isolated conda environment on your local machine to test and develop the package. To create a conda environment for this project, type in the below command in your terminal, replacing `[your_env_name]` with your desired environment name (e.g., hexdropper)
+We recommend creating an isolated conda environment on your local machine to test and develop the package. To create a conda environment for this project, type in the below command in your terminal.
 
 ```
-$ conda create --name [your_env_name] python=3.9 -y
+$ conda create --name hexdropper python=3.9 -y
 ```
 
 #### Using Poetry for Package Management