From 1c2d79d5116a67a9ab4482a0cc2272740a25738e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jeff-dillon <dillonjg@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2023 11:50:13 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] update automated testing instructions in README

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 README.md | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 75211e2..ab63e80 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ can follow these steps if you would like to run the tests on your machine.
 
 1. Open GitBash in Windows or the Terminal in Mac and navigate to the project 
 folder.
+1. Make sure that the virtual environment is active.
 1. Use the following command to run the tests: `pytest tests.py`. 
 1. Review the output from running the test. This will let you know whether your 
 code produces the expected results. You can