Add note on pip update

pynbody · Aug 10, 2023 · ec635ff · ec635ff
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@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ pip install topsy
 ```
 
 This will install topsy and its dependencies (including `pynbody` itself) into
-your current python environment.
+your current python environment. (If it fails, check that you have python 3.8
+or later, and `pip` is itself up-to-date using `pip install -U pip`.)
 
 As usual, you can also install direct from github, e.g.