Update README and add environment.yml

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README.md

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 ## Installation
 
-### Install pip
+### Using Conda
 
-Follow the [instructions](https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/installing/).
+#### Install Anaconda
 
-### install `virtualenv`
+Follow instructions for installing [Anaconda](https://www.anaconda.com/distribution/#download-section) for python 3.
 
-```bash
-pip install --user virtualenv
-```
-
-### Install dependencies
-
-Create virtual environment:
-
-```bash
-virtualenv .env
-```
+#### Install dependencies
 
-Activate virtualenv:
+From project root directory, run:
 
 ```bash
-source .env/bin/activate
+conda env create -f environment.yml
 ```
 
-Install dependencies:
-
-```bash
-pip install -r requirements.txt
-```
+> **Note:** the `Solving environment` step may be long, be patient...
 
 ## Usage
 
-### Activate virtualenv
+### Activate environment
 
-From project root directory, run:
+Before first execution, run:
 
 ```bash
-source .env/bin/activate
+conda activate mc2020
 ```
 
 ### Run within Jupyter notebooks
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 ### Launch python scripts from command line
 
+From project root directory, run:
+
 ```bash
 python srw.py
 ```

environment.yml

+name: mc2020
+channels:
+  - conda
+  - conda-forge
+dependencies:
+  - cython
+  - ffmpeg
+  - ipywidgets
+  - jupyter
+  - matplotlib
+  - numba
+  - numpy
+  - POT
+  - progressbar2
+  - seaborn
+  - scikit-learn