# run these commands in the terminal once you have navigated to the folder containing the 'requirements.txt' file and the rest of the code:
e.g.
cd ~/Downloads/pi-switch
or
cd /home/evanreinhold/Downloads/pi-switch

# make sure the system is up to date:
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

# install os dependencies
sudo apt-get install -y python3-dev libasound2-dev python3-rpi-lgpio

# update pip
pip install --upgrade pip
pip install --upgrade setuptools wheel

# install the python libraries
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt

# run the code (don't forget you have to be in the folder where you put the code, e.g. `cd /home/evanreinhold/Downloads/pi-switch`)
.venv/bin/python3 pi-switch.py