Updating README.md with Qt instructions for switching between PyQt5/PyQt6/PySide6

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Jonathan Thomas
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dependencies in order to run OpenShot successfully:
* Python 3.0+ (http://www.python.org)
* PyQt5 (http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/pyqt/download5)
* PyQt / PySide binding for Qt5 or Qt6 (https://www.riverbankcomputing.com/software/pyqt/ and https://pyside.org/)
* libopenshot: OpenShot Library (https://github.com/OpenShot/libopenshot)
* libopenshot-audio: OpenShot Audio Library (https://github.com/OpenShot/libopenshot-audio)
* FFmpeg or Libav (http://www.ffmpeg.org/ or http://libav.org/)
* GCC build tools (or MinGW on Windows)
For packagers and developers: use `OPENSHOT_QT_API=auto|pyqt6|pyside6|pyqt5`
to select the Python Qt binding. If building `libopenshot`, its Qt major
version is selected separately with `-DUSE_QT6=AUTO|ON|OFF`.
## Launch
To run OpenShot from the command line with an installed `libopenshot`,