Fix installation instructions in the Contributing guide (#2089)

### What kind of change does this PR introduce? * Fix installation instructions in the Contributing guide ### Does this PR introduce a breaking change? No.
Ouranosinc · Feb 27, 2025 · 4732fdb · 4732fdb
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@ Changelog
 
 v0.56.0 (unreleased)
 --------------------
-Contributors to this version: Trevor James Smith (:user:`Zeitsperre`).
+Contributors to this version: Trevor James Smith (:user:`Zeitsperre`), Hui-Min Wang (:user:`Hem-W`).
+
+Bug fixes
+^^^^^^^^^
+* Fix installation instructions in the Contributing guide (:issue:`2088`, :pull:`2089`).
 
 Breaking changes
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -124,8 +124,9 @@ Ready to contribute? Here's how to set up `xclim` for local development.
 
     .. code-block:: shell
 
-        conda create -n xclim python=3.10 --file=environment.yml
-        python -m pip install -e --no-deps .
+        conda env create --file environment.yml
+        conda activate xclim
+        python -m pip install -e . --no-deps
 
 #. Create a branch for local development:
 

diff --git a/docs/installation.rst b/docs/installation.rst
@@ -158,6 +158,6 @@ To create a conda environment including `xclim`'s dependencies and several optio
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    conda env create -n my_xclim_env python=3.10 --file=environment.yml
+    conda env create -n my_xclim_env --file=environment.yml
     conda activate my_xclim_env
     (my_xclim_env) python -m pip install --no-deps -e  .