From 7aacf40f3dc71cedfe55c3d24a0be283bea58407 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lucas Liu <lucas@LucasdeMacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Wed, 14 May 2025 10:57:46 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] Update and install Python version suggestions

---
 .gitignore | 1 +
 README.md  | 4 +++-
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7f0de2b..aa4abd3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -164,3 +164,4 @@ cython_debug/
 #.idea/
 src/.DS_Store
 .DS_Store
+.cursorrules
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5c59d8b..540d4bf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,11 +46,13 @@ To install MarkItDown, use pip: `pip install 'markitdown[all]'`. Alternatively,
 ```bash
 git clone git@github.com:microsoft/markitdown.git
 cd markitdown
-conda create -n markitdown python=3.10 -y
+conda create -n markitdown python=3.10 -y  # Requires Python 3.10 or higher
 conda activate markitdown
 pip install -e 'packages/markitdown[all]'
 ```
 
+> **Note:** MarkItDown requires Python 3.10 or higher. Ensure your environment meets this requirement before proceeding.
+
 ## Usage
 
 ### Command-Line