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Hi, is there a way to specify with prefect to install required python libraries at run time? I'm using git pull step for deployment but getting issues with not having required dependencies in my work-pool environment. I'm not using docker or k8s.

hey, yes you can use the `pip_install_requirements`
pull step described here:
<https://docs.prefect.io/2.11.0/concepts/deployments-ux/#utility-steps>

<@U02EBC3N05N> Thanks. I did the following:
```pull:
- prefect.deployments.steps.git_clone:
    repository: <https://gitlab.com/>&lt;organization&gt;/&lt;repo_name&gt;
    branch: &lt;branch-name&gt;
    access_token: '{{ prefect.blocks.secret...
      }}'
- prefect.deployments.steps.pip_install_requirements:
    directory: <https://gitlab.com/>&lt;organization&gt;/&lt;repo_name&gt;/&lt;folder1&gt;/&lt;folder2&gt;/
    requirements_file: requirements.txt
    stream_output: False```

But I am getting this error: `NotADirectoryError: [WinError 267] The directory name is invalid`

I have my `requirements.txt` file right in same directory as where the flows are located.

It looks like youre passing the url as a directory, you need to pass {{ clone-step.directory }} I think if you follow the example

Is there a way to print out what this "{{ cloned-step.directory }}" looks like at run time? I am using Windows btw.