shannawalsh / chatbot

This is a basic chatbot using OpenAI

Setting up to run scripts using the openai API with Python.

The script will be run in a virtual environment. Start by creating a virtual environment:

On a Mac: python3 -m venv openai-env

On Windows: python -m venv openai-env

After creating the virtual environment, you need to activate it:
On a Mac: source openai-env/bin/activate

On Windows: openai-env\Scripts\activate

Once the virtual environment is activated, the beginning of your terminal prompt should display (openai-env). Install the OpenAI API library by running (in both a Mac and Windows):
pip install --upgrade openai

You'll see an openai-env folder has been added to the directory with all of the installed dependencies.

To run your code, in the command line run (change the file name if necessary):
On a Mac: python3 chatbot.py

On Windows: python chatbot.py

When finished, close the virtual environment by running:
deactivate