update readme with uv instructions, add uv to pip install task an…

…d dev-start

.vscode/tasks.json

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     {
       "label": "pip install",
       "type": "shell",
-      "command": "PIP_CONSTRAINT=context/constraints.txt pip install -r context/requirements.txt --use-deprecated=legacy-resolver",
+      "command": "PIP_CONSTRAINT=context/constraints.txt uv pip install -r context/requirements.txt",
       "group": {
         "kind": "build",
         "isDefault": false

README.md

@@ -105,6 +105,11 @@ All designs are in [Figma](https://www.figma.com/files/team/834568130405102661/H
 
 - `git`: Suggest [installing Apple XCode](https://developer.apple.com/xcode/).
 - `python 3.10`
+  - `uv` (Recommended):
+    - [Install `uv`](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/) using any supported installation method.
+    - Create a `uv` virtual environment with the appropriate python version via `uv venv --python $(cat .python-version)`.
+    - Activate the environment with `source .venv/bin/activate`.
+    - Install locked requirements with `uv pip sync context/requirements.txt` and `uv pip sync context/requirements-dev.txt`.
   - MiniConda:
     - [installing miniconda](https://docs.conda.io/en/latest/miniconda.html#macosx-installers) and [creating a new conda environment](https://docs.conda.io/projects/conda/en/latest/user-guide/tasks/manage-environments.html#creating-an-environment-with-commands): `conda create -n portal python=$(cat .python-version)`
   - pyenv:

etc/dev/dev-start.sh

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ trap 'jobs -p | xargs kill' EXIT
 CONTEXT=context
 
 if [ "$NO_PIP" -lt 1 ] ; then 
-  PIP_CONSTRAINT=$CONTEXT/constraints.txt pip install -r $CONTEXT/requirements.txt > /dev/null --use-deprecated=legacy-resolver
+  PIP_CONSTRAINT=$CONTEXT/constraints.txt uv pip install -r $CONTEXT/requirements.txt > /dev/null
 fi
 
 etc/dev/copy-app-conf.sh