diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index db1ad04..15a5b51 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,16 +22,20 @@
   - Tested Compilers GCC@12, LLVM@17, LLVM@18
 - Python >= 3.10
 
-### Dev Requirements
-- [`pre-commit`](https://pre-commit.com/)
-
+## Developer Setup
 
-### Developer Standards
+### Dev Requirements
 
 - C/C++: `clang-format` defaults
-- Python: `ruff` lint/format
+- Python: `ruff` lint/format, [`pre-commit`](https://pre-commit.com/)
 - CMake: `cmake-format`
 
+> **You need to install the `pre-commit` hooks to ensure they run before you commit code.**
+
+```shell
+# From root project dir
+pre-commit install # installs the checks as pre-commit hooks
+```
 
 ## Build and Test
 
diff --git a/examples/make_strings.py b/examples/make_strings.py
deleted file mode 100644
index dc2fe4a..0000000
--- a/examples/make_strings.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-from itertools import combinations, product
-
-qubits = 5
-weight = 2
-
-strings = []
-nontrivial_matrix_elements = list(product(["X", "Y", "Z"], repeat=weight))
-for indices in combinations(range(qubits), weight):  # n(n-1)/2 terms
-    for elements in nontrivial_matrix_elements:
-        pauli_string = []
-        for qbit in range(qubits):
-            for el_position, i in enumerate(indices):
-                if i == qbit:
-                    pauli_string.append(elements[el_position])
-                    break
-            else:
-                pauli_string.append("I")
-        strings.append("".join(pauli_string))
-
-print(strings)
-
-(
-    "XXIII",
-    "XYIII",
-    "XZIII",
-    "YXIII",
-    "YYIII",
-    "YZIII",
-    "ZXIII",
-    "ZYIII",
-    "ZZIII",
-    "XIXII",
-    "XIYII",
-    "XIZII",
-    "YIXII",
-    "YIYII",
-    "YIZII",
-)