docs: improve install discoverability and recommend pipx/uv#8
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… pip A non-dev user tried installing via Claude Code and hit three issues: 1. Claude found `dremio-client` (wrong package) instead of `dremio-cli` 2. `pip install` failed with `externally-managed-environment` on modern macOS 3. PATH wasn't configured for `~/.local/bin` Changes: - Lead install instructions with `pipx`/`uv tool install` (isolated by default) - Add explicit note that `dremio-client` is a different, unrelated package - Add tip explaining the `externally-managed-environment` error - Update PyPI description to include install command for LLM discoverability - Add `dremio-cloud` and `official` keywords to pyproject.toml Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
pipx/uv tool installinstead of barepip— avoidsexternally-managed-environmenterrors on modern macOS/Linuxdremio-clientis an unrelated package (LLMs were installing it instead ofdremio-cli)Context
A non-dev user asked Claude Code to "find the dremio CLI and install it." Claude found
dremio-client(wrong package), hit the externally-managed-environment error, struggled with PATH, then hit missing deps in the wrong package. None of these are bugs indremio-cli, but we can prevent the confusion with better docs and metadata.Test plan
pipx install dremio-cliworks on a clean macOS machine🤖 Generated with Claude Code