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+VENV = venv
+PYTHON = $(VENV)/bin/python3
+PIP = $(VENV)/bin/pip
+
+run: $(VENV)/bin/activate
+	$(PYTHON) init_db.py
+	$(PYTHON) run.py
+
+
+$(VENV)/bin/activate: requirements.txt
+	python3 -m venv $(VENV)
+	$(PIP) install -r requirements.txt
+
+
+clean:
+	rm -rf __pycache__
+	rm -rf $(VENV)
+	rm -r taskmanager/__pycache__/
+	rm instance/taskmanager.db