diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
index 7998c55..c344983 100644
--- a/.hgignore
+++ b/.hgignore
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@
 docs/.ipynb_checkpoints
 test/*
 gnu-prolog/thun
+venv
+build
diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
index e911f4a..e7502fd 100644
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ This starts it using the `virtualenv` version of Python so `joy` will be availab
 
 I find I have to include `--ip=0.0.0.0` to workaround a bug where it tries to bind to an IPv6 address, YMMV.
 
+Clean up when you're done:
+
+    deactivate 
+    rm -rf venv
+
+
+
 ## Table of Contents
 
 - 1. Basic Use of Joy in a Notebook