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README.md

@@ -29,10 +29,11 @@ poetry install
 
 If Poetry is not already installed, follow these instructions:
 - create a virual environment ([venv](https://docs.python.org/3/library/venv.html#creating-virtual-environments) or [conda](https://conda.io/projects/conda/en/latest/user-guide/tasks/manage-environments.html#creating-an-environment-with-commands))
+- activate the virtual environment
 - run `pipx install poetry`
     - install `pipx` (as needed) following these [details](https://pipx.pypa.io/stable/installation/)
 - clone the `mondolib` repo
-- run `poetry install`
+- run `poetry install` from within `mondolib` directory
 Note: this repo is known to work with Python 3.9 (and may also work with 3.10 or 3.11 or 3.12) as of 13-Mar-2024.