From 6c60d6b7a0e26bbcd1c3fe9177e3fe8a025d5c26 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Steven Crowther <114234420+ojo4f3@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2023 13:19:08 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] corrected README to most current version with links to GPU
processing, LLM's, and the spaCy blog.
---
README.md | 16 ++++------------
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 77e14e770..4c6983242 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,14 +49,15 @@ open-source software, released under the
| 📺 **[Videos]** | Our YouTube channel with video tutorials, talks and more. |
| 🛠 **[Changelog]** | Changes and version history. |
| 💝 **[Contribute]** | How to contribute to the spaCy project and code base. |
+| 👕 **[Swag]** | Support us and our work with unique, custom-designed swag! |
|
| Get a custom spaCy pipeline, tailor-made for your NLP problem by spaCy's core developers. Streamlined, production-ready, predictable and maintainable. Start by completing our 5-minute questionnaire to tell us what you need and we'll be in touch! **[Learn more →](https://explosion.ai/spacy-tailored-pipelines)** |
|
| Bespoke advice for problem solving, strategy and analysis for applied NLP projects. Services include data strategy, code reviews, pipeline design and annotation coaching. Curious? Fill in our 5-minute questionnaire to tell us what you need and we'll be in touch! **[Learn more →](https://explosion.ai/spacy-tailored-analysis)** |
[spacy 101]: https://spacy.io/usage/spacy-101
[new in v3.0]: https://spacy.io/usage/v3
[usage guides]: https://spacy.io/usage/
-[gpu processing]: https://spacy.io/usage#gpu
[api reference]: https://spacy.io/api/
+[gpu processing]: https://spacy.io/usage#gpu
[models]: https://spacy.io/models
[large language models]: https://spacy.io/usage/large-language-models
[universe]: https://spacy.io/universe
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ open-source software, released under the
[project templates]: https://github.com/explosion/projects
[changelog]: https://spacy.io/usage#changelog
[contribute]: https://github.com/explosion/spaCy/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md
+[swag]: https://explosion.ai/merch
## 💬 Where to ask questions
@@ -139,24 +141,14 @@ lemmatization data, and to lemmatize in languages that don't yet come with
pretrained models and aren't powered by third-party libraries.
When using pip it is generally recommended to install packages in a virtual
-environment to avoid modifying system state. The Python `virtualenv` package is required.
+environment to avoid modifying system state:
```bash
-pip install virtualenv
python -m venv .env
source .env/bin/activate
pip install -U pip setuptools wheel
pip install spacy
```
-On a Windows machine some adjustments are needed when creating the virtual environment. If using the Command Prompt:
-
-```bash
-.env\Scripts\activate
-```
-Or if using Git Bash:
-``` bash
-. .env/Scripts/activate
-```
### conda