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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Create virtual environment
+python3 -m venv venv
+
+# Activate virtual environment
+source venv/bin/activate
+
+# Upgrade pip in the virtual environment
+pip install --upgrade pip
+
+# Install your packages
+
+pip install websockets aiohttp python-binance pandas pandas-ta python-dotenv asyncpg fastapi uvicorn[standard] psycopg2
+
+# Create a requirements.txt file for future use
+pip freeze > requirements.txt
+
+echo "Virtual environment created and packages installed!"
+echo "To activate this environment in the future, run: source ~/market_data/venv/bin/activate"
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