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+# include/run_bootstrap: Install application dependencies
+
+# Load bootstrap functions
+source ./script/include/bootstrap_functions.inc.sh
+
+## Set option defaults
+# If PIPENV_INSTALL_FLAGS is not set, give it the default value of "--dev"
+if [ -z "${PIPENV_INSTALL_FLAGS+is_set}" ]; then
+  CREATE_VENV="--dev"
+fi
+
+## Main
+
+if [ "${INSTALL_PYTHON_PACKAGES}" = "true" ]; then
+  install_python_packages "${PIPENV_INSTALL_FLAGS}"
+fi
+
+if [ "${INSTALL_NODE_PACKAGES}" = "true" ]; then
+  install_node_packages
+fi
+
+if [ -n "${COMPILE_SASS_CMD}" ]; then
+  run_command "${COMPILE_SASS_CMD}"
+fi