readme instructions for virtualenv

.gitignore

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+/venv/
+
 # Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
 __pycache__/
 *.py[cod]

README.md

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Getting Tweet-Toot working is pretty easy. Before you can install it, you're goi
 Once you have the above, just follow these steps:
 
 1. Clone this repository.
-2. Install the Python3 libraries `requests` and `beautifulsoup` mentioned in the `requirements.txt` file.
+2. Install the Python3 libraries: `python3 -m venv venv`, then `source venv/bin/activate` and install dependencies `pip install -r requirements.txt`.
 3. In `config.json`, update the following:
 
 - `tweets.source_account_url`: The source Twitter account.
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ For example:
 ## How do I run it?
 Once it's all setup, just run the main file like this:
 
+Activate the virtualenv you created on install (if it's not activated yet): `source venv/bin/activate` and run the script:
+
 `python3 run.py`
 
 If all goes well, you'll see something like this:
@@ -70,4 +72,4 @@ The container has support for sending logs to Papertrail. Just add your authenti
 - Mastodon instance admins are people too. Don't toot-blast your instance and make life harder for them.
 - When configuring your bot, ensure you clearly display an account where you can be reached in case of issues.
 
-Have fun :)
+Have fun :)