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Introduction to Python Environments for Agentic Development

  • Establishing Python setups, virtual environments, and dependency management
  • Utilizing Git and Docker for version control and environment isolation
  • Adopting best practices for reproducible development environments

Overview of Agent SDKs and Frameworks

  • Exploring LangChain, AutoGen, and other emerging SDKs
  • Understanding agent structure and lifecycle: perception, reasoning, and action
  • Evaluating SDK capabilities and architectural approaches

Building Functional Agents in Python

  • Developing a basic agent using LangChain
  • Connecting agents to external tools and APIs
  • Managing input/output, memory, and data persistence

Tool and API Integration

  • Defining and registering tools for agent utilization
  • Implementing secure API integration and key management
  • Accessing external data sources and executing custom function calls

Agent Orchestration and Communication Patterns

  • Facilitating multi-agent collaboration using AutoGen
  • Managing task delegation and planning logic
  • Implementing event-driven and asynchronous orchestration

Testing, Debugging, and Observability

  • Testing agents using mock inputs and controlled environments
  • Debugging message flows and tool invocations
  • Implementing structured logging and performance metric tracking

Deployment and Production Considerations

  • Packaging and containerizing Python agent services
  • Integrating agent services with CI/CD pipelines
  • Scaling, monitoring, and maintaining long-running agent instances

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • A solid grasp of Python programming and package management
  • Proficiency with REST APIs and JSON data structures
  • Basic understanding of asynchronous I/O in Python

Target Audience

  • Backend engineers
  • Platform engineers
  • ML engineers
 21 Hours

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