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6, OpenAI API testing. Switch to the
episode 6 branch. Install OpenAI library
and set up your API key. We are testing
the connection before building the full
chat app. Here's our OpenAI test. py. A
simple connection test. This isn't our
chat app yet. Just verifying the OpenAI
works before we build the real app. Run
the test with Python. OpenAI test.py. If
everything works, you will see the AI
respond with connection successful. This
proves our OpenAI setup is working
correctly. Excellent. Our OpenAI
connection works. We now have our CLI
foundation from episode 5 and working
API connection from episode 6. Next
episode, we combine them into our first
real AI chat app.
Before we build the full AI chat app, let's make sure your OpenAI API actually works. This is a simple connection test. In this episode, we create a minimal test file that sends one message to OpenAI and gets a response. If this works, we know we're ready to build the real app in Episode 7. 🧪 What We're Testing: - OpenAI library installation - API key configuration (.env file) - Network connection to OpenAI - Basic API call structure 💻 GitHub Repository: https://github.com/cloudquest123/ai-chat-series/tree/episode-06-openai-connect ⚡ Step-by-Step Process: 1. Switch to episode-06 branch 2. Install OpenAI library 3. Create .env file with API key 4. Review openai_test.py code 5. Run the test 6. Verify "Connection successful!" response 🔒 Security Best Practices: - Store API key in .env file (never in code!) - Use python-dotenv to load environment variables - Add .env to .gitignore - Never commit API keys to GitHub 💡 What You'll Learn: - Environment variables with .env files - python-dotenv library - OpenAI client setup - Basic API call structure - Error handling for API calls 📝 Code Structure: ```python from openai import OpenAI import os from dotenv import load_dotenv load_dotenv() client = OpenAI(api_key=os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY")) # Test connection... ``` 📚 Series Progress: Episodes 1-5: Foundation Built ✅ Episode 6: API Connection Test (you are here) Episode 7: Combine CLI + API = First AI App! Episode 8-10: Web interface & advanced features ⏭️ Next Episode: Building Your First Real AI Application! 🔔 Episode 7 is where it all comes together!