chat-in-a-nutshell 1.2.0

A terminal-based script for interacting with OpenAI's API.

chat-in-a-nutshell

This script provides a simple way to chat with OpenAI. It allows you to communicate with the ChatGPT model directly from your terminal.

Example

Input

$ ch -m 'Write a Python function to greet the person reading this text.'

Output

Chat
Model: gpt-3.5-turbo, temperature: 0.0
System: You are a skilled Python programmer who writes tersely.
Message: Write a Python function to greet the person reading this text.

Sure, here you go!

```python
def greet():
    print("Hello there!")
```

This code defines a function called `greet()` that, when called, will print the greeting "Hello there!" to the console.
(83 tokens used.)

Output overview

First, there is a recap of the request sent to the API with selected arguments. Next, chat completion API's response is displayed. Output also includes token count (e.g., 83 tokens used) at the end.

Arguments

-m

The message is specified using the --message, -m argument.

$ ch -m 'Write a Python function `hello_world`.'

-s

The default system message is: 'You are a skilled Python programmer who writes tersely.' You can change it by specifying the --system, -s argument inside the current command:

$ ch -s 'You are a remarkable Italian teacher.' -m 'Translate "Hello there!"'

From the version v1.1.0 the recent system message becomes the default one until further change (or configuration file deletion).

-c

On/off flag indicating whether a conversation is intended and messages will be appended to the list of messages in the configuration file. Use --conversation, -c argument inside the current command.

--model

You may specify the model that will be used for the API requests (until further change).

-t

The temperature may be set using the --temperature, -t argument. The default value for this script is 0 (lowest).

--save-audio

Specify the path to save the audio response using the --save-audio argument.

--available-models

List available OpenAI models using the --available-models argument.

--available-models-gpt

List available ChatGPT models using the --available-models-gpt argument.

Requirements

To use this script, you will need to have the following:

• Python 3.7.1 or higher
• An OpenAI API key (stored in an environment variable OPENAI_API_KEY)

Usage

To use the script:

1. Add your API key to the OPENAI_API_KEY environment variable.
2. Install the package using: pip install chat-in-a-nutshell

Limitations

This script was developed for chatting with OpenAI's ChatGPT from the comfort of the terminal. The API used in the script incurs charges (depending on its usage). For more information about pricing, refer to the OpenAI documentation. Please note that there is no warranty for script functionality. Also, keep in mind that it is suitable for brief and straightforward messages.

Release Notes

Version 1.2.0 (2024-07-05)

• Migrated to OpenAI v1
• Published as PyPi package (https://pypi.org/project/chat-in-a-nutshell/)
• Updated executable name from chat to ch to avoid conflicts with other programs.
• Configuration file containing system message, temperature, model and conversation if in conversation mode is now saved in the home directory (~/.chatconfig.json).
• Added the option to save the response as audio file to a specified path.
• Added the option to list available OpenAI and ChatGPT models.

Version 1.1.0 (2023-06-22)

• Added the option to make a new system message as default by creating a config file.
• Added the option to select a model (--help now prints the list of available gpt models)
• Added the option to select a temperature for a model.
• The chatbot is now initialized as a class instance.
• Added a flag conversation that enables longer conversation.

Version 1.0.0 (2023-04-22)

• Initial release of the script

Contribution

Feel free to leave suggestions in the form of GitHub issues. Thank you!