The script will be run in a virtual environment. Start by creating a virtual environment:
On a Mac:
python3 -m venv openai-env
On Windows:
python -m venv openai-env
After creating the virtual environment, you need to activate it:
On a Mac:
source openai-env/bin/activate
On Windows:
source openai-env/Scripts/activate
Once the virtual environment is activated, the beginning of your terminal prompt should display (openai-env).
Install the OpenAI API library by running (in both a Mac and Windows):
pip install --upgrade openai
You'll see an openai-env folder has been added to the directory with all of the installed dependencies.
Install the Flask library:
pip install flask
To run your code, in the command line run:
Without a debugger:
flask run
With a debugger:
flask run --debug
To stop the run, click control + C. Then hard refresh the page. When making changes to your Python, HTML, or JavaScript code (and not using debugger) you'll need to stop the run after each change.
When finished, quit the run by clicking control + C and close the virtual environment by running:
deactivate