add info about failing pre-commit hook

zauberzeug · Jul 17, 2024 · 244d8b5 · 244d8b5
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@@ -90,6 +90,13 @@ pre-commit run --all-files
 ```
 
 These checks will also run automatically before every commit.
+The command may fail with
+
+```
+RuntimeError: failed to find interpreter for Builtin discover of python_spec='python3.8'
+```
+
+You'll need to install python3.8 and make sure it's available in your PATH.
 
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