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Update README.md for possible collision of orca executable (#1519)
* Update README.md for possible collision of `orca` executable * Move to the "Static Image Export" section. Moved troubleshooting section inside the "Static Image Export" section. Updates to wording
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and orca can be installed according to the instructions in the [orca README](https://github.com/plotly/orca).
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#### Troubleshooting
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##### Wrong Executable found
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If you get an error message stating that the `orca` executable that was found is not valid, this may be because another executable with the same name was found on your system. Please specify the complete path to the Plotly-Orca binary that you downloaded (for instance in the Miniconda folder) with the following command:
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`plotly.io.orca.config.executable = '/home/your_name/miniconda3/bin/orca'`
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### Extended Geo Support
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Some plotly.py features rely on fairly large geographic shape files. The county
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choropleth figure factory is one such example. These shape files are distributed as a

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