diff --git a/build-env.sh b/build-env.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+source activate base
+basedir=$( cd "$(dirname "$0")" ; pwd -P )
+conda install ${basedir}/environment.yml
diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
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+name: base
+channels:
+  - conda-forge
+  - defaults
+dependencies:
+  - pandas