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 ## project setup
 
-* make sure python 3.12 is installed
-* (TODO: why?) install `python-psycopg2` system wide
+* make sure python >= 3.12 is installed
 * `python -m venv env`
 * `. env/bin/activate`
 * `pip install -r requirements.txt`