oreilly-ai-agents

oreilly-ai-agents

An introduction to the world of AI Agents

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This repository contains code for O'Reilly Live Online Training for AI Agents A-Z and Modern Automated AI Agents video series. It provides a guide to understanding, implementing, and managing AI agents, covering frameworks like CrewAI, LangChain, and AutoGen. Participants learn to build agents from scratch using prompt engineering techniques, deploy AI agents, evaluate performance, and make informed decisions in AI projects.

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AI Agents A-Z

This repository contains code for both my live course: O'Reilly Live Online Training for AI Agents A-Z and my video series: Modern Automated AI Agents: Building Agentic AI to Perform Complex Tasks

This course provides a comprehensive guide to understanding, implementing, and managing AI agents both at the prototype stage and in production. Attendees will start with foundational concepts and progressively delve into more advanced topics, including various frameworks like CrewAI, LangChain, and AutoGen as well as building agents from scratch using powerful prompt engineering techniques. The course emphasizes practical application, guiding participants through hands-on exercises to implement and deploy AI agents, evaluate their performance, and iterate on their designs. We will go over key aspects like cost projections, open versus closed source options, and best practices are thoroughly covered to equip attendees with the knowledge to make informed decisions in their AI projects.

Setup Instructions

Using Python 3.11 Virtual Environment

At the time of writing, we need a Python virtual environment with Python 3.11.

Option 1: Python 3.11 is Already Installed

Step 1: Verify Python 3.11 Installation
python3.11 --version
Step 2: Create a Virtual Environment
python3.11 -m venv .venv

This creates a .venv folder in your current directory.

Step 3: Activate the Virtual Environment
  • macOS/Linux:

    source .venv/bin/activate
  • Windows:

    .venv\Scripts\activate

You should see (.venv) in your terminal prompt.

Step 4: Verify the Python Version
python --version
Step 5: Install Packages
pip install -r requirements.txt
Step 6: Deactivate the Virtual Environment
deactivate

Option 2: Install Python 3.11

If you don’t have Python 3.11, follow the steps below for your OS.

macOS (Using Homebrew)
brew install [email protected]
Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt update
sudo apt install python3.11 python3.11-venv
Windows (Using Windows Installer)
  1. Go to Python Downloads.
  2. Download the installer for Python 3.11.
  3. Run the installer and ensure "Add Python 3.11 to PATH" is checked.

Verify Installation

python3.11 --version

Notebooks

In the activated environment, run

python3 -m jupyter notebook

Instructor

Sinan Ozdemir Sinan is a former lecturer of Data Science at Johns Hopkins University and the author of multiple textbooks on data science and machine learning. Additionally, he is the founder of the recently acquired Kylie.ai, an enterprise-grade conversational AI platform with RPA capabilities. He holds a master’s degree in Pure Mathematics from Johns Hopkins University and is based in San Francisco, CA.

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