AI-chatbot_BRIK

Gemini Command-Line Chatbot

A simple, interactive command-line chatbot powered by Google's Gemini 1.5 Pro model. This chatbot is designed to be a friendly and helpful assistant for programming students, capable of answering questions about code, debugging, and tech career paths.

Features

• Interactive Chat: Have a continuous conversation in your terminal.
• Conversation History: The chatbot remembers the context of the conversation.
• Custom Personality: The AI's behavior is guided by a system instruction to be friendly, warm, and supportive.
• Special Commands:
  • clear: Clears the conversation history and refreshes the screen.
  • exit or quit: Ends the chat session.
• Token Usage Display: Shows the token count for each API call.

System Requirements

• Python 3.7+

Setup and Installation

Follow these steps to get the chatbot running on your local machine.

1. Clone the Repository (or Create the File)

If you are using Git, clone the repository. Otherwise, create a folder and save the chatbot.py script inside it.

git clone https://your-repository-url.com/
cd your-repository-folder

2. Install Dependencies

This project requires the google-generativeai library. Install it using pip:

pip install google-generativeai

3. Get a Google Gemini API Key

You need an API key to use the Gemini model.

1. Visit the Google AI Studio.
2. Click "Create API key" and copy your new key. 4. Add Your API Key

Open the chatbot.py file and find the following line:

client = genai.Client(api_key="GEMINI API KEY")

Replace "GEMINI API KEY" with your actual key.

Security Warning: Do not commit your API key directly to a public repository. For better security, use environment variables to store your key.

How to Run

1. Navigate to the project directory in your terminal.

2. Run the script using the following command:

   python chatbot.py

3. The chat will start, and you will see a You: prompt. Start typing your questions!

Usage Example

You: what is a list in python?

Chatbot: Hey there! A list in Python is a collection of items that is ordered and changeable. You can think of it like a shopping list where you can add, remove, or change items. You create one using square brackets `[]`. For example: `fruits = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]`. What else can I help you with? 
Tokens used: 88

You: how do I add "orange" to it?

Chatbot: Great question! You can easily add an item to the end of a list using the `.append()` method. Like this: `fruits.append("orange")`. Your list would then be `["apple", "banana", "cherry", "orange"]`. Keep the great questions coming!
 Tokens used: 162

You: clear

Chatbot: History cleared and screen refreshed ?
You: exit

Chatbot: Conversation ended! Catch you later