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    and put it into the repository. Make sure the name installed
    the global varialbes is correct.
 3. Create the .env file with the following content:
-   JIRA_USER=<your username>
-   JIRA_PASSWORD=<your password>
+   JIRA_USER=\<your username\>
+   JIRA_PASSWORD=\<your password\>
 4. Install necessary packages from the requirements.txt file
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