now scipy is installed by default

README.ipynb

@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
    "cell_type": "markdown",
    "metadata": {},
    "source": [
+    "[![Donate](https://img.shields.io/badge/donate-paypal-brightgreen)](https://www.paypal.com/donate?business=4SKJ27AM4EYYA&no_recurring=0&item_name=Support+the+creator+of+svgpathtools?++He%27s+a+student+and+would+appreciate+it.&currency_code=USD)\n",
+    "![Python](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/svgpathtools.svg)\n",
+    "[![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/svgpathtools)](https://pypi.org/project/svgpathtools/)\n",
+    "![Build](https://img.shields.io/github/workflow/status/mathandy/svgpathtools/Github%20CI%20Unit%20Testing)\n",
+    "[![PyPI - Downloads](https://img.shields.io/pypi/dm/svgpathtools?color=yellow)](https://pypistats.org/packages/svgpathtools)\n",
     "# svgpathtools\n",
     "\n",
     "svgpathtools is a collection of tools for manipulating and analyzing SVG Path objects and Bézier curves.\n",
@@ -36,25 +41,15 @@
     "## Prerequisites\n",
     "- **numpy**\n",
     "- **svgwrite**\n",
+    "- **scipy** (optional but recommended for performance)\n",
     "\n",
     "## Setup\n",
     "\n",
-    "If not already installed, you can **install the prerequisites** using  pip.\n",
-    "\n",
-    "```bash\n",
-    "$ pip install numpy\n",
-    "```\n",
-    "\n",
-    "```bash\n",
-    "$ pip install svgwrite\n",
-    "```\n",
-    "\n",
-    "Then **install svgpathtools**:\n",
     "```bash\n",
     "$ pip install svgpathtools\n",
     "```  \n",
     "  \n",
-    "### Alternative Setup \n",
+    "### Alternative Setup\n",
     "You can download the source from Github and install by using the command (from inside the folder containing setup.py):\n",
     "\n",
     "```bash\n",

README.md

@@ -36,20 +36,10 @@ Some included tools:
 ## Prerequisites
 - **numpy**
 - **svgwrite**
+- **scipy** (optional, but recommended for performance)
 
 ## Setup
 
-If not already installed, you can **install the prerequisites** using  pip.
-
-```bash
-$ pip install numpy
-```
-
-```bash
-$ pip install svgwrite
-```
-
-Then **install svgpathtools**:
 ```bash
 $ pip install svgpathtools
 ```  

setup.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import os
 
 
-VERSION = '1.4.2'
+VERSION = '1.4.3'
 AUTHOR_NAME = 'Andy Port'
 AUTHOR_EMAIL = '[email protected]'
 GITHUB = 'https://github.com/mathandy/svgpathtools'
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ def read(relative_path):
       download_url='{}/releases/download/{}/svgpathtools-{}-py2.py3-none-any.whl'
                    ''.format(GITHUB, VERSION, VERSION),
       license='MIT',
-      install_requires=['numpy', 'svgwrite'],
+      install_requires=['numpy', 'svgwrite', 'scipy'],
       platforms="OS Independent",
-      requires=['numpy', 'svgwrite'],
+      requires=['numpy', 'svgwrite', 'scipy'],
       keywords=['svg', 'svg path', 'svg.path', 'bezier', 'parse svg path', 'display svg'],
       classifiers=[
             "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",