How to start studying the AI course?

[sage robin]

I just about starting this program but I am very confused on how to go. how do I start studying? there are too many information and they are pretty confusing.

Please assist.

[novel dagger]

You can check this GitHub repository. May be it can help you to get started. Also refer the Mindmap of course.

https://github.com/microsoft/AI-For-Beginners

[winter igloo]

Hello @novel dagger I started the AI course but i ran into issues during the setup. Specifically, the package azure-ai-inference could not be found on any of the conda channels. I also searched the microsoft conda channel and it wasn't listed. ANy idea what i need to do otherwise?

This is the error i get

PackagesNotFoundError: The following packages are not available from current channels:

• azure-ai-inference

Current channels:

• https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main
• https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r
• https://conda.anaconda.org/microsoft

To search for alternate channels that may provide the conda package you're
looking for, navigate to

https://anaconda.org

and use the search bar at the top of the page.

[still plank]

@lyric swallow can you look into this issue..

[lyric swallow]

sure, let me take a look and revert

[lyric swallow]

just updated, kindly check and see if it works now? @winter igloo

[winter igloo]

Hi @lyric swallow I still get the same error. However, i was able to install same with pip.

[winter igloo]

Hello @lyric swallow Is there any other thing i can attempt as i am unable to get this installed with Conda?

[still plank]

Hi @winter igloo could you just check this for me?

On conda the package is still named azure-ai-ml

Can you try running this to see if solves your issue

conda install -c microsoft azure-ai-ml

[winter igloo]

Thank you!!!! @still plank That works

[still plank]

@lyric swallow fyi

[lyric swallow]

thanks, let me update.

[mystic summit]

Hi there, I am a complete newbie in following the setup guide. How do I add my token I have just created to the terminal on my mac to create .env file.

[still plank]

Hi @mystic summit

No problems and welcome to a world of learning something new everyday.

So simply open up the .env file in a text editor on your mac

In the file just add the following for your the GITHUB_TOKEN field:

GITHUB_TOKEN=your_github_token_here

Just replace your_github_token_here with your actual GitHub token value. You can save this content in a file named .env

Thanks all you need to do now everytime you use a sample which calls the .env file it will read this key this helps keep your personal tokens secure.

[mystic summit]

Hi Lee, thanks for the response but I am still not succesful in following your kind instructions. Is there anyway you can access my computer and help me get started. Or is there an online version for this course?

[vague dome]

Hi, @mystic summit To add your token to the terminal on your Mac and create a .env file, follow these steps:

1. Open your terminal.
2. Create a .env file in your desired directory by using the command:

touch .env

3. Open the .env file for editing in a text editor (e.g., nano, vim):
   nano .env
4. Inside the .env file, add your token in the format:
   TOKEN_NAME=your_token_value
5. Save the file and exit the editor.
6. To load the environment variables from your .env file in your Python script, you will need to install the dotenv package if you haven't already:
   pip install python-dotenv
7. In your Python script, load the variables using:

from dotenv import load_dotenv
import os

load_dotenv()

token = os.getenv('TOKEN_NAME')

[little eagle]

Hey @still plank, I was having the same issue as @winter igloo and spent longer than I would've liked trying to resolve it. I eventually found the "azure-ai-ml" package and replaced it in my environment.yml file, however I wasn't sure if it would work until I joined the Discord and searched for the error I was getting. I think it would be worth updating this in the documentation, so others can avoid this potential issue 🙂 thanks for the tutorial!

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[still plank]

Hi @little eagle which specific doc do you think this is missing on? Please share a link so we can have this updated

[little eagle]

Hey @still plank it's the course setup doc: https://github.com/microsoft/generative-ai-for-beginners/blob/main/00-course-setup/README.md

[little eagle]

Specifically the environment.yml file example (right under "Go ahead and populate your environment file with the snippet below:")