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Add system requirements section to README#7448

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Add system requirements section to README#7448
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Summary

  • Adds a concise "System requirements" section to README.md documenting memory needs
  • Household calculations: 8 GB min, 16 GB recommended (~500 MB typical)
  • Microsimulation (CPS): 16 GB min, 24-32 GB recommended (2-4 GB typical)
  • Based on empirical testing documented in https://gist.github.com/MaxGhenis/253efeb07f4bfa8b50af768accf73c9d

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  • CI passes (docs-only change)

Closes #6429

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MaxGhenis and others added 2 commits February 22, 2026 19:46
Documents memory requirements for household calculations (~500MB,
8GB min RAM) and microsimulation with CPS data (2-4GB, 16GB min RAM)
based on empirical testing. Fixes PolicyEngine#6429.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Document memory requirements for PolicyEngine-US

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