diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,12 +4,19 @@ VISTA is an integrated SV calling framework that leverages results of individual
 
 ## Installation
 
+#### Option A: Install the Python Package
+
+```shell
+pip install git+https://github.com/nahid18/VISTA.git
+```
+#### Option B: Clone and Run
+
 ```shell
 git clone https://github.com/Addicted-to-coding/VISTA/tree/main
 cd VISTA
 ```
 
-## Prerequisites
+##### Prerequisites
 - python 3.8
 
 ```shell
@@ -19,12 +26,23 @@ pip install matplotlib
 
 ## Usage
 
+If you installed the `python` package, run this command from terminal:
+```shell
+vista
+```
+
+If you cloned the original repository, then follow this:
+
 `python vista.py -i [MANTA VCF] [LUMPY VCF] [DELLY VCF] [GENOMESTRIP VCF] [CLEVER VCF] [POPDEL VCF] [OCTOPUS VCF] -s [mouse or human] -o [output folder]`
 
 - Note: Input files' tool names should be all in lowercase
 
 ## EXAMPLE
 
+- `vista -i manta_HG002.vcf delly_HG002.vcf genomestrip_HG002.vcf octopus_HG002.vcf -o ./results -s human`
+
+or,
+  
 - `python vista.py -i manta_HG002.vcf delly_HG002.vcf genomestrip_HG002.vcf octopus_HG002.vcf -o ./results -s human`
 
 ## Command-line Options
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diff --git a/vista.py b/pyvista/vista.py
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index 3d1b63e..220ef4a 100644
--- a/vista.py
+++ b/pyvista/vista.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import argparse
 import subprocess
+import sys
 
 #AUTHOR: SEUNGMO LEE
 
@@ -55,19 +56,47 @@ def vista(args):
             raise ValueError("Missing Gold Standard or threshold number!")
         analyze_vcfs(args.gold, args.threshold, args.output)
         
-if __name__ == "__main__":
+def main():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
-        description="Run VISTA \n Command: python vista.py -i [MANTA VCF] [LUMPY VCF] [DELLY VCF] [GENOMESTRIP VCF] [CLEVER VCF] [POPDEL VCF] [OCTOPUS VCF] -s [mouse or human] -o [output folder]\n Note: Input files' tool names should be all in lowercase",
+        description="VISTA: An Integrated SV Discovery Framework",
         formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter,
     )
-    
-    parser.add_argument("-i", "--inputs", nargs="+", required=True, help="Input VCF files")
-    parser.add_argument("-s", "--sample", required=True, choices=["mouse", "human"], help="Sample type")
-    parser.add_argument("-o", "--output", required=True, help="Output folder path")
-    parser.add_argument("-g", "--gold", help="Input gold standard VCF")
-    parser.add_argument("-a", "--analysis", action="store_true", help="Include statistics analysis")
-    parser.add_argument("-t", "--threshold", help="Threshold for comparison")
+
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-i", "--inputs", nargs="+", required=True,
+        help="Input VCF files to be merged"
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-s", "--sample", required=True, choices=["mouse", "human"],
+        help="Specify the sample type, either 'mouse' or 'human'"
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-o", "--output", required=True,
+        help="Output folder where VISTA will be saved"
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-g", "--gold",
+        help="Provide the path to a single gold standard VCF file"
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-a", "--analysis", action="store_true",
+        help="Include statistics analysis. If this flag is included, it reports statistics."
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-t", "--threshold",
+        help="Threshold number for comparison"
+    )
+
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--version", action="version", version="1.0.0"
+    )
+
+    if len(sys.argv) == 1:
+        parser.print_help()
+        sys.exit(1)
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
     vista(args)
-    
\ No newline at end of file
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
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+++ b/setup.py
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+from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+  
+long_description = 'VISTA: An Integrated SV Discovery Framework' 
+
+setup(name='pyvista',
+      version='1.0.0',
+      description='A Python package for VISTA SV discovery framework',
+      url='https://github.com/Mangul-Lab-USC/VISTA',
+      author='Mangul Lab',
+      author_email='',
+      long_description = long_description, 
+      long_description_content_type ="text/markdown", 
+      license='MIT',
+      packages=find_packages(),
+      entry_points={
+        'console_scripts': [
+            'vista = pyvista.vista:main',
+        ],
+      },
+      zip_safe=False, 
+      install_requires=['pandas', 'numpy', 'matplotlib', 'seaborn', 'scipy', 'PyVCF']
+)
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