From 2b652b25953925130f592182d3bbfe25459be0cf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Daniel Han <danielhanchen@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2025 01:46:07 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md

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 README.md | 7 +++++++
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 For **advanced installation instructions** or if you see weird errors during installations:
 
+First try using an isolated environment via then `pip install unsloth`
+```bash
+python -m venv unsloth
+source unsloth/bin/activate
+pip install unsloth
+```
+
 1. Install `torch` and `triton`. Go to https://pytorch.org to install it. For example `pip install torch torchvision torchaudio triton`
 2. Confirm if CUDA is installed correctly. Try `nvcc`. If that fails, you need to install `cudatoolkit` or CUDA drivers.
 3. Install `xformers` manually via: