Technical requirements
To fully benefit from this chapter, you will require some fundamental tools. In-depth explanations of all installations not covered in the preceding chapter will be provided.
You will require the following:
- Python 3.7 or later installed on your computer
- An OpenAI API key, obtained from your OpenAI account
- A code editor, such as VSCode (recommended)
- The Flask framework installed in your Python virtual environment
The code examples from this chapter can be found on GitHub at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Building-AI-Applications-with-ChatGPT-API.
In the next section, we will start building the ChatGPT clone with Flask by setting up a backend that communicates with the ChatGPT API to generate responses to user input. You will create a simple Flask application and gradually enhance it by incorporating the ChatGPT API. We will also structure the code and store the ChatGPT API key as an environment variable to improve its security...