fix(nix): add venv setup to dev install docs#1328
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python3 -m venv .venvandsource .venv/bin/activateto the "Developing on DimOS" section in the Nix install docsWhy
Without a venv,
pip installin a Nix shell attempts to write to the read-only Nix store Python, causing failures. The "Using DimOS as a library" section already had this step, but it was missing from the dev setup.