Remove table of notebooks from readme (#1796)

.ci/test_notebooks.py

@@ -34,10 +34,8 @@ def get_parsed_requirements(requirements_file: str) -> Set:
 
 def test_readme():
     """
-    Test that all notebooks have a README file and exist in the Notebooks README
+    Test that all notebooks have a README file
     """
-    notebooks_readme_path = Path("README.md")
-    notebooks_readme = notebooks_readme_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
     for item in Path("notebooks").iterdir():
         if item.is_dir():
             # item is a notebook directory
@@ -46,9 +44,6 @@ def test_readme():
                 assert "README.md" in [
                     filename.name for filename in item.iterdir()
                 ], f"README not found in {item}"
-                assert (
-                    str(item.relative_to(notebooks_readme_path.parent)) in notebooks_readme
-                ), f"{item} not found in notebooks README: {notebooks_readme_path}"
 
 
 def test_requirements_docker():

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ To do this, there are a few requirements that all notebooks need to pass.
 
 1. Notebooks in this repository typically rely on a shared `requirements.txt` file. 
    However, contributors are encouraged to install the required packages at the top of their notebook using 
-   `!pip install -q ...` commands. This allows the notebooks to be run independently as standalone examples. 
+   `%pip install -q ...` commands. This allows the notebooks to be run independently as standalone examples. 
    To maintain package compatibility, contributors are expected to install the same versions of packages 
    as specified in the shared `requirements.txt` file. This helps ensure consistency in our testing pipelines 
    and prevents dependency conflicts.
@@ -158,10 +158,6 @@ Additional subsections, e.g license information.
 ## Installation Instructions
 [link to installation guide, other important information for install process]
 ```
-
-Every notebook is also added to the notebooks overview table in the main
-[`README.md`](https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino_notebooks/blob/main/README.md) and the 
-[`README.md`](https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino_notebooks/blob/main/notebooks/README.md) in the notebooks directory.
 Notebooks that work in Binder have a _Launch Binder_ badge in the `README.md` files.
 In the same way, notebooks that work in Google Colab have a _Launch Colab_ badge in the `README.md` files.