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@@ -4,38 +4,38 @@ This is an example pet name generator app used in the OpenAI API [quickstart tut
 
 ## Setup
 
-1. If you don’t have Python installed, [install it from here](https://www.python.org/downloads/)
+1. If you don’t have Python installed, [install it from here](https://www.python.org/downloads/).
 
-2. Clone this repository
+2. Clone this repository.
 
-3. Navigate into the project directory
+3. Navigate into the project directory:
 
    ```bash
    $ cd openai-quickstart-python
    ```
 
-4. Create a new virtual environment
+4. Create a new virtual environment:
 
    ```bash
    $ python -m venv venv
    $ . venv/bin/activate
    ```
 
-5. Install the requirements
+5. Install the requirements:
 
    ```bash
    $ pip install -r requirements.txt
    ```
 
-6. Make a copy of the example environment variables file
+6. Make a copy of the example environment variables file:
 
    ```bash
    $ cp .env.example .env
    ```
 
-7. Add your [API key](https://beta.openai.com/account/api-keys) to the newly created `.env` file
+7. Add your [API key](https://beta.openai.com/account/api-keys) to the newly created `.env` file.
 
-8. Run the app
+8. Run the app:
 
    ```bash
    $ flask run