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@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ You can find information on the latest version [here](https://anaconda.org/conda
 1. From your Python code, create and load a skore project:
     ```python
     import skore
-    my_project = skore.open("my_project", create = True)
+    my_project = skore.open("my_project")
     ```
     This will create a skore project directory named `my_project.skore` in your current working directory.