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+version: "3"
+set: [errexit, pipefail, nounset]
+shopt: [globstar]
+tasks:
+  venv:create:
+    cmds:
+      - python3 -m venv .venv
+    status:
+      - test -f .venv
+  venv:deps:
+    cmds:
+      - ./.venv/bin/python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
+  build:
+    cmds: 
+      - ./.venv/bin/pelican -o ./output 
+  serve:
+      - ./.venv/bin/invoke livereload