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Installation

Prerequisites

  • Python 3.8+
  • An OpenAI API key

Install with pip

pip install openai-toolchain

Install from source

  1. Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/bemade/openai-toolchain.git
cd openai-toolchain
  1. Create and activate a virtual environment:
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
  1. Install with development dependencies:
    pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
    

Verify Installation

import openai_toolchain
print(openai_toolchain.__version__)

Configuration

Set your OpenAI API key as an environment variable:

export OPENAI_API_KEY='your-api-key-here'

Or pass it when initializing the client:

from openai_toolchain import OpenAIClient

client = OpenAIClient(api_key="your-api-key-here")

Next Steps