How to Set Up Ollama for Seamless Function Calls with this Crazy Updateollama



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Summary of Video Transcript

  • The video discusses the function calling feature in the AMA (presumably a software or library) and demonstrates how to use it.
  • Function calling allows users to define functions and use them as tools for AMA to decide which one to use and return results.
  • The presenter walks through the process of installing AMA and setting up a local environment to use the function calling feature.
  • A demonstration is provided on how to define functions in Python and pass them to AMA as tools.
  • The video shows how to handle the output from AMA, including correcting issues with string conversion to integers.
  • The presenter also introduces additional functions for subtraction, multiplication, and division, and demonstrates how to use them with AMA.
  • The importance of providing descriptions and specifying types for the functions is highlighted.
  • The presenter mentions that the AMA Python Library 0.4 includes function calling improvements.

Detailed Instructions and URLs (if present)

  1. Install AMA:
    • Visit ama.com and click the download button for your operating system.
    • For Windows, click on “download for Windows” to get the .exe file and install it.
  2. Check AMA installation:
    • Open a command prompt and type AMA to see available options like serve, create, show, run, stop, pull, push, list, PS, copy, remove, help, and about.
  3. Download models for AMA:
    • Go to the models section on the AMA website.
    • Search for “lama 3.2” and use the command AMA run lama 3.2 to pull the model.
  4. Set up a Python environment:
    • Use the command conda create -n _appc python=3.12 to create a new environment named _appc.
    • Activate the environment with conda activate _appc.
    • Install AMA in the environment with pip install ama.
  5. Define functions and use them with AMA:
    • Write Python functions for arithmetic operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
    • Import AMA and pass the functions as tools for AMA to use.
    • Handle the function calls and convert string arguments to integers if necessary.
  6. Run the Python script:
    • Execute the script using python main.py or python 1.py or python 2.py depending on the file name.

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