ml-explore / ml-explore/mlx-examples
Python environment not easy to set up with requirements for Llama examples
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Description
Hello,
First: thanks for creating this repo and initiative to show concrete examples of MLX at work!
Running the Llama examples, and following the doc to install Python packages, I ran into issues of missing packages (especially if using HuggingFace and skipping the step of model weight conversions).
Would you be interested if I shared a Poetry Python env that I created?
Pros:
- have a Python virtual env setup in a one-liner with
poetry install - accessible to everyone, without the cost of having to install and fix Python environment issues -> it can help democratize MLX by lower the installation cost
- setting up Python env with Pyenv, or Poetry, is now considered a better practice than pip + requirements.txt
Cons
- poetry would be an added dependency to the project, but it can be as simple as
brew install poetry
I'd be happy to collaborate by starting with a dedicated env for the Llama example if you believe it's a good idea.
Thank you!
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the documentation for running the Llama examples and the requirements used by those examples, especially the HuggingFace and model-conversion paths. Evaluate the proposed Poetry environment and its added dependency; done means the documented setup installs the packages needed for the Llama examples in one command.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- developer-experience
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100