Installation¶

This guide walks you through setting up AniSearch Model on your system.

Prerequisites¶

• Python 3.8 or higher
• pip (Python package manager)
• Git (optional, for cloning the repository)

Setup Steps¶

1. Get the Code¶

Either clone the repository using Git:

git clone https://github.com/RLAlpha49/AniSearch-Model.git
cd AniSearch-Model

Or download and extract the ZIP file from the GitHub repository.

2. Install Dependencies¶

Install all required packages using pip:

pip install -r requirements.txt

This will install:

• Sentence-transformers
• PyTorch
• Transformers (Hugging Face)
• Pandas
• NumPy
• tqdm
• and other dependencies

3. Prepare the Datasets¶

Download and process the anime and manga datasets:

python src/merge_datasets.py

This script will:

1. Download datasets from various sources
2. Clean and process the data
3. Create merged datasets in the model/ directory:
4. merged_anime_dataset.csv
5. merged_manga_dataset.csv

Verifying Installation¶

To verify that everything works correctly, try running a simple search:

python src/main.py search --type anime --query "School comedy with romance" --results 3

If you see search results displayed, your installation is successful!

Troubleshooting¶

If you encounter any issues during installation:

1. Make sure you're using Python 3.8 or higher:

   python --version
   

2. Ensure pip is up to date:

   pip install --upgrade pip
   

3. For GPU acceleration (optional), check your PyTorch installation has CUDA support:

   python -c "import torch; print(torch.cuda.is_available())"
   

4. If you face issues with specific packages, try installing them individually with specific versions as listed in requirements.txt.