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 # MV2
 
-This repository contains the code for my take on (a part of) the [Modelverse](https://msdl.uantwerpen.be/git/yentl/modelverse) for my Master's thesis.
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+This repository contains the code for my take on (a part of) the [Modelverse](https://msdl.uantwerpen.be/git/yentl/modelverse) for my Master's thesis.
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+## Development packages
+
+Some packages were used during development, but are not needed for succesful runtime (e.g. linter, autoformatter). These can be found under `requirements_dev.txt`.
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+## Mandatory packages
+
+Python packages required to succesfully run/test the code in this repository can be found under `requirements.txt`.
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+pytest==6.2.4
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+autopep8==1.5.7
+mypy==0.910
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