Python AI Development Environment
Set up a Python environment for AI development with ML frameworks and LLM clients.
Lab Overview
🛠Lab from the AI Platform Engineering Bootcamp. Used in Week 1. Bootcamp landing page: https://academy.tekanaid.com/bootcamps/ai-platform-engineering-bootcamp Parent course(s):
- Week 1: AI Foundations for Infrastructure Engineers (slug: ai-foundations-101)
🟡 Beta bootcamp lab. Hands-on instructions, check scripts, and solve scripts are in place. Lab is part of the running Platform Assistant capstone arc that grows across all 8 weeks of the bootcamp.
In this lab, you'll configure a complete Python development environment for AI work.
You'll learn to:
- Create and manage Python virtual environments
- Install essential ML frameworks (PyTorch, NumPy, Pandas)
- Set up LLM client libraries (OpenAI, Anthropic, LangChain)
- Build a simple LLM client with streaming responses
Prerequisites:
- Basic Python programming knowledge
- Understanding of virtual environments
Key Concepts:
- Python packaging and dependency management
- ML framework installation patterns
- Async programming basics for LLM clients
What You'll Learn
Create isolated Python virtual environments
Install and verify ML framework installations
Configure LLM client libraries
Build a basic LLM client application
Prerequisites
basic-python
command-line-basics
Technologies Covered
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This lab is part of the AI Foundations for Infrastructure Engineers course
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