diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 83972fa..0e5cb82 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -216,3 +216,5 @@ __marimo__/
 
 # Streamlit
 .streamlit/secrets.toml
+
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/SPARK/install_spark.sh b/SPARK/install_spark.sh
index 53c742e..60c2a2c 100755
--- a/SPARK/install_spark.sh
+++ b/SPARK/install_spark.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ if [[ -d "${VENV_DIR}" ]]; then
     echo "Existing virtual environment found."
 else
     echo "Creating virtual environment..."
-    python3 -m venv "${VENV_DIR}"
+    python3.11 -m venv "${VENV_DIR}"
 fi
 
 source "${VENV_DIR}/bin/activate"