README.md: Updating instructions for the installation

The current numpy 2.0.0 is incompatible with the version of panda installing. Also the imp module (managing Python modules) was substituted with the importlib module and is no longer available since Python 3.10.
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 ### Quick start
 
-To install CELLxGENE Annotate you need Python 3.6+. We recommend [installing Annotate into a conda or virtual environment.](https://github.com/chanzuckerberg/cellxgene-documentation/blob/main/desktop/install.md)
+To install CELLxGENE Annotate you need Python 3.6+ but no newer than Python 3.9. Additional installations of Python are fine. We recommend installing into a virtual environment, which is automated by using pipx, also see [installing Annotate into a conda or virtual environment.](https://github.com/chanzuckerberg/cellxgene-documentation/blob/main/desktop/install.md)
 
 Install the package.
 
 ```bash
-pip install cellxgene
+pipx install cellxgene --python python3.9 --pip-args="numpy==1.26.4"
 ```
 
 Launch Annotate with an example [anndata](https://anndata.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) file