diff --git a/.idea/workspace.xml b/.idea/workspace.xml
index 53171ea..5964d1e 100644
--- a/.idea/workspace.xml
+++ b/.idea/workspace.xml
@@ -20,14 +20,9 @@
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     <list default="true" id="f581197a-f26b-4fde-b746-e72c0ed1bb2a" name="Default Changelist" comment="my py dot ini">
-      <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.gitignore" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.gitignore" afterDir="false" />
-      <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/bcao.iml" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/bcao.iml" afterDir="false" />
-      <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/misc.xml" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/misc.xml" afterDir="false" />
       <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/workspace.xml" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/workspace.xml" afterDir="false" />
-      <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/bcao/__init__.py" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/bcao/__init__.py" afterDir="false" />
-      <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/bcao/__main__.py" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/bcao/__main__.py" afterDir="false" />
-      <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/bcao/song_info.py" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/bcao/song_info.py" afterDir="false" />
-      <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/requirements.txt" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/requirements.txt" afterDir="false" />
+      <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/README.md" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/README.md" afterDir="false" />
+      <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/pyproject.toml" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/pyproject.toml" afterDir="false" />
     </list>
     <option name="SHOW_DIALOG" value="false" />
     <option name="HIGHLIGHT_CONFLICTS" value="true" />
@@ -145,7 +140,7 @@
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       <workItem from="1605688147310" duration="310000" />
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+      <workItem from="1610959328356" duration="11553000" />
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     <task id="LOCAL-00001" summary="mp3 support! more helpful interface! better code! yahoo!!">
       <created>1602927759343</created>
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 76993b3..ceab422 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,29 +10,39 @@ bandcamp album organiser - a python script to organise, rename, and apply cover
 see the help menu (`--help`) for more.
 
 ## installing
+### the astoundingly easy way
+*requires [pipx](https://pipxproject.github.io/pipx/).*
+this will run bcao without installing it, and it will be removed from your system afterwards.
+```
+pipx run --spec git+https://git.bune.city/lynnesbian/bcao bcao [album name.zip]
+```
 ### the very easy way
 download [bcao.pex](https://git.bune.city/lynnesbian/bcao/raw/branch/master/bcao.pex) and run it:
 ```
 python bcao.pex [album name.zip]
 ```
+a [pex file](https://github.com/pantsbuild/pex/) is a zip that contains everything needed for a python program to run,
+including its dependencies.
 
 ### the pretty easy way
 requires [poetry](https://python-poetry.org/).
+installs the package into a virtual environment in the current directory.
 ```
 git clone https://git.bune.city/lynnesbian/bcao
 cd bcao
 poetry install
-poetry run bcao
+poetry run bcao [album name.zip]
 ```
 
 ### the other way
+you don't *have* to create a virtualenv, but, y'know, you should and all
 ```
 git clone https://git.bune.city/lynnesbian/bcao
 cd bcao
 virtualenv venv
 source venv/bin/activate
 pip install -r requirements.txt
-python -m bcao
+python -m bcao [album name.zip]
 ```
 
 ## building it yourself
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8f71ef1..b43a81b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ authors = ["Lynne <lynne@bune.city>"]
 license = "GPL3"
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
-python = "^3.9"
+python = "^3.6"
 mutagen = "^1.45.1"
 Pillow = "^8.1.0"