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Explain "-e" install. (See posit-dev#461)
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Typically, when developing new features for Shiny, you'll want to try them out in an application.
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In a **separate** application directory, use can use `-e` to reference your local checkout of `py-shiny`:
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```sh
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# Rather than
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# pip install shiny
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# run:
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pip install -e ../py-shiny --config-settings editable_mode=compat
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```
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See the [docs README](docs/README.md) for instructions on building the documentation locally.

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