Set specific revision for py-cord and update installation command

Pinned py-cord dependency to a specific commit to ensure consistency and avoid unintended changes. Simplified the pip installation command for prerelease versions in the README.

README.md

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Built on:
 ## Installation
 
 ```bash
-pip install discord-progress-bar --prerelease=allow
+pip install discord-progress-bar --pre
 ```
 
 <!-- prettier-ignore -->
@@ -79,16 +79,23 @@ from discord_progress_bar import ProgressBarManager
 # Create a Discord bot with emoji caching enabled
 bot = discord.Bot(cache_app_emojis=True)
 
+progress_bar_manager = None
+progress_bar = None
+
 @bot.event
 async def on_ready():
+    """Initialize the ProgressBarManager when the bot is ready."""
+    global progress_bar_manager, progress_bar
+
     # Initialize the progress bar manager
     progress_bar_manager = await ProgressBarManager(bot)
     # Get a progress bar with the "green" style
     progress_bar = await progress_bar_manager.progress_bar("green")
 
-    # Use it in your commands
 @bot.slash_command()
 async def show_progress(ctx, percent: float = 0.5):
+    """Display a progress bar with the specified percentage."""
+
     await ctx.respond(f"Progress: {progress_bar.partial(percent)}")
 
 # Run your bot
@@ -283,10 +290,9 @@ await self.progress_bar_manager.create_emojis_from_files("custom_style", custom_
 > [!WARNING]
 > Please be aware of the following limitations:
 >
-> - **Python Version**: Requires Python 3.12 only
+> - **Python Version**: Supports Python 3.12 only
 > - **Discord Bot Framework**: Currently only supports py-cord, not discord.py or other Discord API wrappers
-> - **Emoji Creation**: Requires bot permissions to create and manage emojis in at least one server
+> - **Emoji Limits**: Subject to Discord's app emoji limits (2'000 emojis per app -  should be plenty for most use cases)
-> - **Emoji Limits**: Subject to Discord's emoji limits (50 custom emojis for regular servers, 200 for servers with Nitro boosts)
 > - **Pre-release Status**: This package is currently in alpha stage and may have unexpected behaviors or breaking changes in future versions
 > - **Custom Styles**: Creating custom styles requires providing all six emoji parts (LEFT_EMPTY, LEFT_FILLED, MIDDLE_EMPTY, MIDDLE_FILLED, RIGHT_EMPTY, RIGHT_FILLED)
 
@@ -308,36 +314,6 @@ If you encounter issues or have questions about discord-progress-bar:
 
 ## Development
 
-### Local Testing
-
-To set up a local development environment:
-
-1. Clone the repository:
-
-   ```bash
-   git clone https://github.com/Paillat-dev/discord-progress-bar.git
-   cd discord-progress-bar
-   ```
-
-2. Create a virtual environment and install dependencies:
-
-   ```bash
-   python -m venv .venv
-   source .venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate
-   pip install -e ".[dev]"    # Install the package in development mode with dev dependencies
-   ```
-
-3. Create a `.env` file with your Discord bot token:
-
-   ```
-   DISCORD_TOKEN=your_discord_bot_token
-   ```
-
-4. Run the example bot:
-   ```bash
-   python examples/basic.py
-   ```
-
 ### Contributing
 
 1. Fork the repository

pyproject.toml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 [project]
 name = "discord-progress-bar"
 dynamic = ["version", "urls", "readme"]
-description = "A python library to easily create progress bars with discord emojis"
+description = "A Python library for creating customizable progress bars with Discord emojis in your Discord bot messages."
 authors = [
     { name = "Paillat-dev", email = "me@paillat.dev" }
 ]
@@ -148,4 +148,4 @@ extend-ignore = [
 ]
 
 [tool.uv.sources]
-py-cord = { git = "https://github.com/Pycord-Development/pycord" }
+py-cord = { git = "https://github.com/Pycord-Development/pycord", rev = "ae38322ca2bee850f3d05b0cbe80835a9e990986" }

uv.lock

@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ dev = [
 requires-dist = [
     { name = "aiofile", specifier = ">=3.9.0" },
     { name = "aiohttp", specifier = ">=3.11.18" },
-    { name = "py-cord", git = "https://github.com/Pycord-Development/pycord" },
+    { name = "py-cord", git = "https://github.com/Pycord-Development/pycord?rev=ae38322ca2bee850f3d05b0cbe80835a9e990986" },
 ]
 
 [package.metadata.requires-dev]
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ wheels = [
 [[package]]
 name = "py-cord"
 version = "2.6.1.dev233+gae38322c"
-source = { git = "https://github.com/Pycord-Development/pycord#ae38322ca2bee850f3d05b0cbe80835a9e990986" }
+source = { git = "https://github.com/Pycord-Development/pycord?rev=ae38322ca2bee850f3d05b0cbe80835a9e990986#ae38322ca2bee850f3d05b0cbe80835a9e990986" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "aiohttp" },
     { name = "typing-extensions" },