Merge requirements.txt into pyproject.toml

README.md

@@ -31,16 +31,21 @@ cd mesa_frames
 If you want to install it into a new environment:
 
 ```bash
-conda create -n myenv -f requirements.txt
-pip install -e .
+conda create -n myenv
 ```
 
 If you want to install it into an existing environment:
 
 ```bash
 conda activate myenv
-conda install -f requirements.txt
-pip install -e .
+```
+
+Then, to install mesa-frames itself:
+```bash
+# For pandas backend
+pip install -e .[pandas]
+# Alternatively, for Polars backend
+pip install -e .[polars]
 ```
 
 ### Installing in a Python Virtual Environment
@@ -50,18 +55,23 @@ If you want to install it into a new environment:
 ```bash
 python3 -m venv myenv
 source myenv/bin/activate  # On Windows, use `myenv\Scripts\activate`
-pip install -r requirements.txt
-pip install -e .
 ```
 
 If you want to install it into an existing environment:
 
 ```bash
 source myenv/bin/activate  # On Windows, use `myenv\Scripts\activate`
-pip install -r requirements.txt
-pip install -e .
 ```
 
+Then, to install mesa-frames itself:
+```bash
+# For pandas backend
+pip install -e .[pandas]
+# Alternatively, for Polars backend
+pip install -e .[polars]
+```
+
+
 ## Usage
 
 **Note:** mesa-frames is currently in its early stages of development. As such, the usage patterns and API are subject to change. Breaking changes may be introduced. Reports of feedback and issues are encouraged.
@@ -143,4 +153,4 @@ mesa-frames is made available under the MIT License. This license allows you to
 - The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
 - The software is provided "as is", without warranty of any kind.
 
-For the full license text, see the [LICENSE](https://github.com/adamamer20/mesa_frames/blob/main/LICENSE) file in the GitHub repository.
+For the full license text, see the [LICENSE](https://github.com/adamamer20/mesa_frames/blob/main/LICENSE) file in the GitHub repository.

pyproject.toml

@@ -10,6 +10,19 @@ authors = [
     { name = "Adam Amer" },
 ]
 license = { text = "MIT" }
+dependencies = [
+  "numpy~=1.26",
+]
+
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+pandas = [
+    "pandas~=2.2",
+    "geopandas",
+    "pyarrow",
+]
+polars = [
+    "polars",
+]
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]
 packages = ["mesa_frames"]