Ollama Tool Calling - Integrate AI with ANY Python Function in 7 mins!

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Summary of Video Transcript: Introduction to Olama Function Calling

Custom Tool Creation and Integration with Olama

• Olama Python Library Update: Simplified function calling in the library.
• Purpose of Tools: To perform tasks like fetching real-time stock prices.
• Example: Asking for Apple’s stock price triggers a tool call to get_stock_price function, which returns the price.

Steps to Create and Use a Custom Tool

1. Installation:
   • Install Olama and Yahoo Finance using pip.
   • Download Olama based on your OS from ama.com.
   • Pull the language model using olama pull llama 3.2.
2. Creating a Function:
   • Write a Python file app.py.
   • Import necessary modules (olama, Yahoo finance, dict, any, callable).
   • Define get_stock_price function using Yahoo Finance to fetch stock prices.
3. Integrating with Olama:
   • Use ol.chat to ask a question (e.g., current stock price of Apple).
   • Define the tool call with the get_stock_price function.
   • Parse the tool call response to get the function name and arguments.
   • Execute the function with the symbol argument (e.g., AAPL).
4. Running the Code:
   • Execute the script in the terminal to see the AI convert the company name to its stock symbol and fetch the price.

Advanced Usage: Async and Existing Functions

1. Async Functions:
   • Create async functions for addition and subtraction.
   • Use the asyncio library to handle asynchronous calls.
   • Modify the main function to support async.
2. Using Existing Functions:
   • Utilize Python’s built-in or third-party functions as tools.
   • Example: Use the requests function to scrape web page data.
   • Define the function in the tools variable and execute it with the required arguments.

Conclusion

• The video demonstrates how to create custom tools, integrate them with Olama, use async functions, and leverage existing Python functions.
• The code for these examples is provided in the video description.
• The video encourages viewers to experiment with these techniques and share their thoughts.