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 # dispersiveXanes
 
 ```python
+# INSTALL THE STUFF
+# 1. Go in a folder where you will install the things (cd ~/my_folder)
+# 2. git clone https://github.com/marcocamma/x3py.git
+# 3. git clone https://git.ipr.univ-rennes1.fr/mcammara/dispersiveXanes.git
+
 # BEFORE GETTING STARTED
 # 1. if at LCLS load the anaconda session
 # source ~marcoc/setups/ana-marco3k-setup.sh
-# 2. start ipython
-# ipython3
+# 2. go in the right folder (cd ~/my_folder/dispersiveXanes)
+# → THIS IS IMPORTANT: change the experiment name in xanes_analyzeRun (line ~22)
+
+# GET STARTED
+# 1. start ipython (ipython3)
+# 2. tell python to use look for modules in the folder
+# 3. import sys; sys.path.insert(0,"~/my_folder")
 
 # there are two files:
-# 1. alignment.py (deals with images)
+# 1. alignment.py        (deals with images)
 # 2. xanes_analyzeRun.py (deals with run and images reading)
 
-# the experiment name is defined in xanes_analyzeRun.py
-# change to the right value before loading
-
 %matplotlib nbagg
 import matplotlib
 import matplotlib.pylab as plt