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Calling language models from code

Learn to call language models from code hands on: messages, parameters, streaming, retries and a command-line assistant.

6 lessons375 min lessonSoftware engineering

The lessons

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  1. 1 · Container lab

    System, user and assistant messages

    I can build the list of messages that a language model call takes.

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  2. 2 · Container lab

    Temperature and max tokens

    I can say what temperature, a token limit and stop text change in a model call.

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  3. 3 · Container lab

    Streaming responses from an LLM API

    I can read an answer that arrives in pieces and join it into one text.

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  4. 4 · Container lab

    Retrying LLM API errors and rate limits

    I can tell a failure to retry from a failure to fix.

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  5. 5 · Container lab

    How to choose a language model

    I can choose a model for a job and say why.

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  6. 6 · Container lab

    Build a command-line chatbot

    I can put model calls together into a program that a person can use.

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