DOC: Add comments on cplex/gurobi installs

README.rst

@@ -137,8 +137,13 @@ The installation requires additionaly the following libraries:
   - libgmp-dev
 
 Further more using the escher plot and aninmation functions (skimpy.viz.escher) requires a Chrome installation. 
-An installation sript for linux systems can be found in docker/utils/install_chrome.sh
+An installation script for linux systems can be found in docker/utils/install_chrome.sh
 
+To use the ORACLE method for large-scale metabolic networks it is recommended to install a commercial
+solver package such as CPLEX or GUROBI.
+Note that SKiMpy requires a python version >= 3.7 the default docker version is currently 3.9.
+It is important that your solver supports your installed python version. We recommend installing CPLEX Studio221 which
+supports python versions: 3.7, 3.8, 3.9 and 3.10.
 
 Quick start
 ===========

docker/README.md

@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ This Docker offers a suitable environment to run SKiMpy.
 Make sure [docker](https://www.docker.com/) is installed.
 You might want to install a commercial solver. Gurobi and CPLEX are supported. See [solver/instructions.txt](https://github.com/EPFL-LCSB/pytfa/blob/master/docker/solvers/instructions.txt) for more informations on how to install them.
 
+Note that SKiMpy requires a python version >= 3.7 the default docker version is currently 3.9. 
+It is important that your solver supports your installed python version. We recommend installing CPLEX Studio221 which 
+supports python versions: 3.7, 3.8, 3.9 and 3.10
+
+
 ## Running the Docker
 
 First, build the container with `build.bat` or `. build`.

docker/solvers/instructions.txt

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ You actually only need the following substructure (makes the container lighter):
 .
 └───ibm
     └───ILOG
-        └───CPLEX_Studio1271
+        └───CPLEX_Studio221
             └───cplex
                 ├───bin
                 ├───include

docker/utils/install_cplex.sh

@@ -3,21 +3,10 @@
 # For the solution of simply getting the bins and python hooks
 
 #
-
 echo "Installing and Moving CPLEX files"
 
-# Default Py3.5 install
-#if [ -d /solvers/ibm ]; then cd /solvers/ibm/ILOG/CPLEX_Studio1271/cplex/python/3.5/x86-64_linux/ && \#
-#	python3 setup.py install && \
-#	cp /solvers/ibm/ILOG/CPLEX_Studio1271/cplex/bin/x86-64_linux/cplex /usr/bin/; fi
-
-## Default Py3.6 install
-if [ -d /solvers/ibm ]; then cd /solvers/ibm/ILOG/CPLEX_Studio128/cplex/python/3.6/x86-64_linux/ && \
+## Default Py3.9 install
+if [ -d /solvers/ibm ]; then cd /solvers/ibm/ILOG/CPLEX_Studio221/cplex/python/3.9/x86-64_linux/ && \
 	python3 setup.py install && \
-	cp /solvers/ibm/ILOG/CPLEX_Studio128/cplex/bin/x86-64_linux/cplex /usr/bin/; fi
-
-# Tweaked Py2.6/2.7 install on conda Venv
+	cp /solvers/ibm/ILOG/CPLEX_Studio221/cplex/bin/x86-64_linux/cplex /usr/bin/; fi
 
-# if [ -d /solvers/ibm ]; then cd /solvers/ibm/cplex/python/2.6/x86-64_linux/ && \
-	# python setup.py install && \
-	# cp /solvers/ibm/cplex/bin/x86-64_linux/cplex /usr/bin/; fi