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 # plotly_ipywidget_notebooks
 
-Example notebooks using the ipywidgets integration in plotly.py 3.0
+Example notebooks using the ipywidgets integration in plotly.py version 3
+
+## Getting started
+First, clone this repository and cd into the project directory
+
+```
+$ git clone https://github.com/jonmmease/plotly_ipywidget_notebooks.git
+$ cd plotly_ipywidget_notebooks
+```
+
+Then install the package requirements
+
+```
+$ pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
+
+If you want to use the classic Jupyter Notebook, launch it
+
+```
+$ jupyter notebook
+```
+
+If you want to use JupyterLab, follow the instructions in the
+[plotly.py README](https://github.com/plotly/plotly.py) to install the
+`jupyterlab` python package along with the required JupyterLab JavaScript packages.
+Pay close attension to all of the version numbers!
+
+## Try out using Binder
+Or, just click the button below to try out these notebooks in the classic
+Jupyter Notebook using binder.
 
 [![Binder](https://mybinder.org/badge.svg)](https://mybinder.org/v2/gh/jonmmease/plotly_ipywidget_notebooks/master)