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Python absolute or relative path

The os.makedirs(directory_path) function in Python can be used with both absolute and relative paths. Whether you should use an absolute or relative path depends on your specific use case and the location where you want to create the directory:

 

Absolute Path

Use an absolute path when you want to specify the exact location in the file system, starting from the root directory (e.g., /path/to/new/directory).

Move a file from one directory to another in Python

You can move a file from one directory to another in Python using the shutil module.  The shutil module provides functions to perform various file operations, including moving files.  How you can move a file from one directory to another:

Retrying langchain.chat_models.openai.ChatOpenAI.completion_with_retry

OpenAI request timeout?

Retrying langchain.chat_models.openai.ChatOpenAI.completion_with_retry.<locals>._completion_with_retry in 4.0 seconds as it raised ServiceUnavailableError: The server is overloaded or not ready yet..

Try increasing the timeout parameter.  For example, 

llm = ChatOpenAI(temperature=0, model_name=model)

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Using OpenAI to summarise PDF

To use OpenAI to summarise text from a PDF using Python 3.11.6, you'll first need to extract the text from the PDF and then send it to the OpenAI API for summarisation.

 

Preparation

 

Set-up

pip install python-dotenv langchain openai tiktoken pypdf pymupdf

 

Code

The current code is on my Summaries GitHub page.

Watchdog page load impact on Drupal websites

In Drupal, the Watchdog module (or the logging system) is responsible for logging messages, errors, and other information related to the operation of your Drupal site. This data is useful for monitoring and troubleshooting, but it can potentially impact page load times if not managed properly.

How to add an environment variable in Ubuntu

To set an environment variable on Ubuntu, can be achieved via a few options.  This depends on whether you want the variable to be system-wide or specific to a user's session.  Here are a couple of more common methods for setting environment variables:

Run Python within a Lando environment

To begin, note that Lando is often used for web development and it may not be optimised for running long-running Python scripts or applications.  It's primarily designed to host web services, so if you have specific Python development requirements, you might want to consider using a dedicated Python development environment or container.  However, Lando can be useful for running Python scripts in the context of web development projects.

Managing VS Code extensions via terminal

Visual Studio Code (VS Code) allows you to manage extensions using the VS Code Command Line Interface (CLI) called code. With the code CLI, you can install, list, uninstall, and manage extensions from the command line.  

To check you have the code prompt running, run

code --version

Response you're looking for is

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