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SethiShreya authored Oct 16, 2024
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Expand Up @@ -15,3 +15,35 @@ export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$PKG_CONFIG_PATH:$(brew --prefix)/opt/icu4c/lib/pkgconfi
echo "/opt/homebrew/opt/icu4c/bin:/opt/homebrew/opt/icu4c/sbin:$PATH"
echo "PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$PKG_CONFIG_PATH:/opt/homebrew/opt/icu4c/lib/pkgconfig"
```

# Installing PyICU for Emoji Support on Windows

This guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to install the PyICU library, which is essential for proper emoji support on Windows.

## Download the PyICU Wheel File

1. Visit the [PyICU Release Page](https://github.com/cgohlke/pyicu-build/releases).
2. Locate and download the wheel (`.whl`) file that matches your Python version. Make sure to select the correct architecture (e.g., `win_amd64` for 64-bit Python).

## Set Up a Virtual Environment

If you haven't already, You can do this with the following command:

```bash
# Create a virtual environment named 'venv'
python -m venv venv

# Activate the virtual environment
venv\Scripts\activate
```

## Install PyICU
```bash
# Replace 'PyICU-2.13-cp312-cp312-win_amd64.whl' with the actual filename you downloaded
pip install PyICU-2.13-cp312-cp312-win_amd64.whl

## Verify the Installation
# Check the installation details of PyICU
pip show PyICU
```

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