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+{pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {}}:
+pkgs.mkShell {
+  name = "stable-diffusion-webui-env";
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    pkgs.wget
+    pkgs.git
+    pkgs.python310
+    pkgs.libglvnd
+    pkgs.gperftools
+  ];
+
+  shellHook = ''
+    # If using Python 3.11, override the python command variable
+    export python_cmd="python3.11"
+
+    # Notify user of the environment setup and next steps
+    echo "Environment for stable-diffusion-webui initialized."
+    echo "To start, run './webui.sh' or check 'webui-user.sh' for options."
+  '';
+}