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 To install the package, run the command below. It is assumed that you have git and pip installed on your system.
 
 ```bash
-pip install git+https://gitlab01.esss.lu.se/ess-bp/ess-python-tools.git -U
+pip install git+https://gitlab01.esss.lu.se/ess-bp/ess-python-tools.git -U --user
 ```
 
 ## Usage