readme tweaks

Author: stiles

README.md

@@ -3,32 +3,49 @@
 This repository contains 771 Jupyter notebooks across 187 topics. 
 These notebooks are a mix of experiments, drafts, and useful scripts for data analysis, visualization, and storytelling.
 
-> **Note:** This is an older personal sandbox for learning and experimenting. Some notebooks may be incomplete or outdated. 
+> **Note:** This is a personal sandbox for learning and experimenting. Some notebooks may be incomplete or outdated.
 
 ## 🛠️ Setting Up the Environment
 
 This repository uses [`uv`](https://github.com/astral-sh/uv) for dependency management.
 
 ### Install `uv`
+`uv` is a package manager for Python that simplifies the setup of virtual environments and dependency management.
+To install `uv`, follow the instructions on the [official website](https://astral.sh/uv/).
+
+```bash
 brew install uv
+```
 
 ### Set up a Virtual Environment
+```bash
 export UV_VENV_PATH=".venv"
 uv venv
 source .venv/bin/activate
+```
 
 ### Install Dependencies
 If you have a `requirements.txt` file:
+```bash
 uv pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
 
 For individual package installation:
+```bash
 uv add pandas numpy matplotlib jupyterlab
+```
 
 ### Run JupyterLab
+```bash
 uv run jupyter lab
+```
 
 ### Lock Dependencies for Reproducibility
+```bash
 uv lock
+```
 
 ### Sync Dependencies in a New Environment
+```bash
 uv sync
+```

generate_readme.py

@@ -40,28 +40,45 @@ def generate_readme(topic_counts, total_notebooks):
 This repository uses [`uv`](https://github.com/astral-sh/uv) for dependency management.
 
 ### Install `uv`
+`uv` is a package manager for Python that simplifies the setup of virtual environments and dependency management.
+To install `uv`, follow the instructions on the [official website](https://astral.sh/uv/).
+
+```bash
 brew install uv
+```
 
 ### Set up a Virtual Environment
+```bash
 export UV_VENV_PATH=".venv"
 uv venv
 source .venv/bin/activate
+```
 
 ### Install Dependencies
 If you have a `requirements.txt` file:
+```bash
 uv pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
 
 For individual package installation:
+```bash
 uv add pandas numpy matplotlib jupyterlab
+```
 
 ### Run JupyterLab
+```bash
 uv run jupyter lab
+```
 
 ### Lock Dependencies for Reproducibility
+```bash
 uv lock
+```
 
 ### Sync Dependencies in a New Environment
+```bash
 uv sync
+```
 """
 
     return readme_content