README should contain installation instructions for environments created with virtualenv and conda. For virtualenv could be as follow:
virtualenv venv --python=python3.7
source venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requierements.txt
cd synthpop/
python setup.py develop
ipython kernel install --user --name=synthpop
Add to /venv/bin/activate the following line: export CENSUS='1234ebcf'