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Using the OpenAI API with Python

Two days (09:30 to 16:30 UK time each day)

This course is available in the following formats (all prices exclude VAT):

 

You can book a place on this course either online through this website, by phone, by email or by filling in our enquiry form.

You should only consider attending this course if you have a good working knowledge of AI tools and a good knowledge of Python. Our ideal courses to help you prepare are:

Area

Course(s)

Days

Notes

AI tools

Introduction to AI tools

2

If you're a regular user of the likes of ChatGPT you can get away without attending this course.

Python

Introducton to Python

Fast-track Python

2

3

The two-day course will be sufficient for most people, but in an ideal world you would attend the three-day course to include learning about dictionaries, sets and working with JSON data.

If you haven't attended a Python course with us we will ask you for some evidence that you know how to program in Python before booking onto this course.

Note that this is a new course, which means our usual no-cancel guarantee does not apply to all bookings.

Course schedule

We don't have any dates scheduled for this online course. We may consider adding dates - it's always worth asking.

Alternatively, if you have a handful of like-minded people in your organisation, you could consider booking your own customised onsite course, whereby you get to pick the dates and venue!

Course Contents - PDF

The OpenAI API (Python) training course contents

What you'll learn during the two days is how to use the OpenAI to create your own custom models, including:

  • Calling your own Python functions from within your models

  • Defining structured outputs to control the data returned from your AI prompts

  • Creating assistants using the API

Note that this course will use Python exclusively as its programming language for interacting with the OpenAI API.

The contents of this course are as follows:

OpenAI API: Setting Up

  • Getting an API key
  • Using the playground

OpenAI API: Personalisation

  • Setting up your organisation
  • Creating projects

OpenAI API: Basic Queries

  • Calling the API
  • Tweaking temperature
  • Understanding JSON responses

OpenAI API: Examples of Use

  • Moderating text
  • Creating images
  • Text to speech

OpenAI API: Functions

  • Describing functions
  • Adding as model tools
  • Handling model responses
  • Handling edge cases

OpenAI API: Managing Use

  • Monitoring usage
  • Minimising token use

OpenAI API: Structured Outputs

  • How they work
  • Creating schemas
  • Handling deserialisation errors
  • Entity extraction

OpenAI API: Assistants (Beta)

  • The Assistants playground
  • Threads and messages
  • Running assistants
  • Run steps
Please see further up this page for what you should know beforehand (if anything) in order to attend this course.

Why Choose Us?

Here are some reasons to choose Wise Owl courses:

In addition, here are some benefits unique to classroom training:

And some benefits specific to online training:

  • Courseware manual posted to you in advance
  • Free half-hour pre-course check-up included
  • Our clever system means you can use our laptops (and we can see them)

What other people have said

Our thanks to everyone who agreed to share their thoughts. All of the following reviews are from the last 3 calendar years:

"Easy to follow, taught at a good speed with great examples that we now have saved to refer back to. I liked that we weren't just watching the training and were able to follow along with every action. The course manuals are also super helpful as following along yourself is more important than having to make lots of notes!"

Alice Ryan (Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA))

"Perfect! The pace was fast, content delivered well and I got everything from the course I was hoping for. As we already have software development experience, it meant we could canter through the content and focus on the applicable differences. Well worth having a 'private' course for us three attendees, as this allowed us to prioritise the content in the time available and gave the opportunity to discuss aspects of our current software project in the context of the course with the trainer. We feel we can 'hit the ground running' now."

Stuart Green (ENGIE Services Ltd)

"All round, really good - having a trainer who not only knows their stuff but is also constantly engaging was really refreshing."

Andrew Booker (MPM Products)

"The trainer was lovely and personable as always, he was really willing to go the extra mile to ensure that the course was tailored to us and our specific experiences and organisations. He was also very patient with any technical issues. The course itself was great. I had no knowledge of Power BI whatsoever, but it's used a lot in my department. Looking forward to convincing the powers that be to let me on a more advanced course!!"

Hannah Bateman (Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG))

"The trainer was excellent; very engaging, knowledgeable and approachable."

Aiden Booth (Department for Education)

There are lots more where these came from (or just refresh this page to change the quotes shown).

How our training courses work

Below are some notes on how Wise Owl courses work, to help you decide whether they're for you or not.

What you'll need

If you book on a classroom course, the only thing you need to bring to the course is ... yourself! We even provide a notepad and a suprisingly nice pen for you to take notes with.

For online training you'll need two things:

  1. A good internet connection (otherwise you'll have a frustrating time); and
  2. A second screen (a requirement, not a nice-to-have!)

You can see full details of our online course requirements here.

When you book a place

If you book a place on one of our courses:

  • For classroom courses we will send out a joining email. That's it!
  • For online courses we will get in touch to organise a half-hour pre-course check to iron out any connection problems before the course (rather than during it).

Whatever type of course you book, we will also send you out a reminder a few days before the course is due to take place - not that (we hope) you'll have forgotten!

What you won't need

For classroom training, you won't need a computer - we (obviously) will provide that. However, you're welcome to use your own laptop if you prefer, providing that you have the correct software installed.

For online training you will need a computer, but you won't need to have any software installed.  This is because you'll use Windows Remote Desktop to connect to our computers, and these will have all of the necessary files and software installed.

The start of the course

For online courses you will be able to join up to half an hour before the course begins. This will give you time to:

  • familiarise yourself with the set-up;
  • meet your trainer; and
  • get to know the other delegates!

For classroom training it's always nice if people arrive a bit early too, to give people time to meet each other (and drink coffee).

You'll be given a full colour courseware manual, an exercise booklet to go with the course and a USB stick for taking course files away (we'll post all this to you for online courses).

After the course

After the course finishes you'll receive a digital certificate proving your attendance (we will gladly send a paper copy on request also).

We don't have any formal arrangement for answering questions after the course, but if you get stuck on something and email your trainer they should (and nearly always do!) respond as quickly as their training schedule allows.

Related Courses

You might like to consider these related courses:

Using AI tools RECOMMENDED

Introduction

2 day course

Introduction to Python RECOMMENDED

Introduction

2 day course

Fast track Python

Intro/Intermediate

3 day course

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