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@@ -4,12 +4,20 @@ A Rust implementation of the [Macrosynergy Python Package](https://github.com/ma
 
 ## Build and install the Python package
 
+Create a virtual environment:
 ```bash
 python -m venv .venv
+```
+
+```bash
 # source .venv/bin/activate
 ./.venv/Scripts/activate
-pip install maturin
-maturin develop --release
+pip install uv
+uv pip install maturin jupyter notebook
+uv pip install .
+
+# alternatively, directly use maturin:
+# maturin develop --release
 ```
 
 ## Status