Working with the OpenAI API
James Chapman
Curriculum Manager, DataCamp
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="gpt-4o-mini",
messages=[{"role": "system",
"content": "You are a data science tutor."},
{"role": "user",
"content": "What is the difference between mutable and immutable objects?"}]
)
response = client.chat.completions.create( model="gpt-4o-mini", messages=[{"role": "system", "content": "You are a Python programming tutor who speaks concisely."},
{"role": "user", "content": "How do you define a Python list?"},
{"role": "assistant", "content": "Lists are defined by enclosing a comma-separated sequence of objects inside square brackets [ ]."},
{"role": "user", "content": "What is the difference between mutable and immutable objects?"}] )
print(response.choices[0].message.content)
Mutable objects can be changed after creation (e.g., lists, dictionaries). Immutable objects
cannot be altered once created (e.g., strings, tuples).
System → important template formatting
Output the information in this format:
name | age | occupation
Assistant → example conversations
User → context required for the new input (often single-turn)
Create a job advert for an AI Engineer. Use this job advert as a template:
Job Title: Data Engineer
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Working with the OpenAI API