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 * run ```pip3 install -r requirements.txt```
 
-* **Rename the file `.env.dev` to `.env`**
+* **Rename the file `.env.example` to `.env`**
 
 * Recommended python version `3.9` +
 ## Step 1: Create a Discord bot