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@@ -36,10 +36,14 @@ Example:
 
 # Getting Started
 ## Dependencies
-To run the program, you will need the following dependencies:
-`pip install requests`
-`pip install jsonpickle`
-`pip install canvasapi`
+To run the program, you will need the following dependencies:  
+`pip install requests`  
+`pip install jsonpickle`  
+`pip install canvasapi` 
+`pip install python-dateutil`
+
+You can install these dependencies using
+`pip install -r requirements.txt`
 
 Then run from the command line:
 `python export.py`
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
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@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+requests
+jsonpickle
+canvasapi
+python-dateutil