README.md

Scientific Article Explorer

Answered questions based on abstracts retrieved from ArXiv or PubMed after search term entered. Returns pdfs of sources.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Python 3.10
• pip

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone [repository URL]

2. Create a .env file to store your OpenAI API key:

   Create a file named .env in the root directory and add the following line:

   OPENAI_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
   

3. Set up your environment:

   For example (or conda):

   python -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate  

4. Install the required packages:

   pip install -r requirements_qa.txt

5. Run the app:

   streamlit run app_qa.py