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 starter code for A1 for CMSC828D Spring 2021.
 
+You will need the following python packages to run this code: `flask`, `psycopg2`.
+
+To run the server:
+```
+python server.py
+```
+
+The A1 webpage should be visible at the URL: localhost:8000/
+
 Overview of the interface behavior:
 * The starter code should produce a histogram visualization (a bar chart with numeric x-axis).
 * The attribute being visualized can be controlled by clicking on a given button representing the attribute name (example: `Release\_Date`).