Prompt engineering basics

AI-Assisted Coding for Developers

Francesca Donadoni

AI Curriculum Manager, DataCamp

What is a prompt?

Prompt: The input or instruction we give to an AI model

Prompt: The input or instruction we give to an AI model

Driver: "Where to?"

Character: "Anywhere"

PROMPT: Vague, unclear for the model

Driver: "Where to?"

Character: "Take me to 23 Main Street. Avoid the highway"

PROMPT: Detailed, clear for the model

"Fix this code"

"Fix this Python function to handle division by zero errors. Keep the structure the same, and only change the except block"

"Generate a Python function to reverse a string"

"Generate a Python function that reverses a string, handles Unicode characters, and ignores trailing whitespace"

Fix this Python function to handle division by zero errors. Keep the structure the same, and only change the except block.

AI-Assisted Coding for Developers