It is preferrable to use Anaconda (https://anaconda.org/) for this project.
Install Anaconda and then create the environment for this project with the command:
conda env create -f environment.yml
This will install an environment called "ames" with the latest Python for you. Activate your environment with:
conda activate ames
Once in your environment, install all necessary packages for the project with:
poetry install
Just activate the environment.
conda activate ames