Could not find helper_fucntions library on my miniforge installation

Course Q&A AI Python for Beginners
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@ribusgan,

Once you have downloaded the files (helper_functions.py) from our website,
open it:

Replace this piece of code:

#Get the OpenAI API key from the .env file
load_dotenv('.env', override=True)
openai_api_key = os.getenv('OPENAI_API_KEY')

# Set up the OpenAI client
client = OpenAI(api_key=openai_api_key)

With this:

### Add your key as a string
openai_api_key = "Add your key in here"

# Set up the OpenAI client
client = OpenAI(api_key=openai_api_key)

As the code indicates, you need to add your open API key to it.

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Thanks to @Mubsi and my various research, I found the solutions.
I also realised that one needs to have an OpenAI account, and an API Key, AND a payment arrangement with OpenAI (ChatGPT told me the amount is very small for someone like me), to run helper_functions in local environment.
Thanks all.

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Hello @ribusgan
You can use gemini free api :heart_eyes: is good enough for testing personal stuff (you have API request limits per minute)

from google import genai

client = genai.Client(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")

response = client.models.generate_content(
    model="gemini-2.0-flash",
    contents="Explain how AI works in a few words",
)

print(response.text)
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