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+/venv
+/__pycache__/
+/.idea
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-# Default ignored files
-/shelf/
-/workspace.xml
-# Editor-based HTTP Client requests
-/httpRequests/
-# Datasource local storage ignored files
-/dataSources/
-/dataSources.local.xml
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-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<module type="PYTHON_MODULE" version="4">
-  <component name="NewModuleRootManager">
-    <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$">
-      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/venv" />
-    </content>
-    <orderEntry type="jdk" jdkName="Python 3.10 (BreadApp)" jdkType="Python SDK" />
-    <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
-  </component>
-</module>
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-<component name="ProjectCodeStyleConfiguration">
-  <state>
-    <option name="PREFERRED_PROJECT_CODE_STYLE" value="Default" />
-  </state>
-</component>
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-<component name="InspectionProjectProfileManager">
-  <profile version="1.0">
-    <option name="myName" value="Project Default" />
-    <inspection_tool class="PyUnresolvedReferencesInspection" enabled="true" level="WARNING" enabled_by_default="true">
-      <option name="ignoredIdentifiers">
-        <list>
-          <option value="object.is_tombstone" />
-          <option value="object.key" />
-        </list>
-      </option>
-    </inspection_tool>
-  </profile>
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-<component name="InspectionProjectProfileManager">
-  <settings>
-    <option name="USE_PROJECT_PROFILE" value="false" />
-    <version value="1.0" />
-  </settings>
-</component>
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-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project version="4">
-  <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" project-jdk-name="Python 3.10 (BreadApp)" project-jdk-type="Python SDK" />
-</project>
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-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project version="4">
-  <component name="ProjectModuleManager">
-    <modules>
-      <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/PortfolioProject.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/PortfolioProject.iml" />
-    </modules>
-  </component>
-</project>
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-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project version="4">
-  <component name="VcsDirectoryMappings">
-    <mapping directory="$PROJECT_DIR$" vcs="Git" />
-  </component>
-</project>
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-Here's the README for my portfolio project for CS361.
+# BreadApp
 
-Not much to see yet.
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+Built for real world use in storing and modify recipes for sourdough bread.
+
+Built using Flask and JSON for data persistence.
+
+To run, create a virtual environment with `python3 -m venv venv` or however you see fit, followed by:
+
+<ul>
+    <li>`source venv/bin/activate` (or similar depending on your venv usage</li>
+    <li>`pip install -r requirements.txt`</li>
+    <li>`python main.py`</li>
+</ul>
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