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Using the OpenAI API with Python

Two days (09:30 to 16:30 UK time each day)

This course is available in the following formats (all prices exclude VAT):

Classroom (London)
£1,450

Classroom (Manchester)
£1,095

Onsite (your office)
Please ask

Online (your home)
£950

You can book a place on this course either online through this website, by phone, by email or by filling in our enquiry form.

You should only consider attending this course if you have a good working knowledge of AI tools and a good knowledge of Python. Our ideal courses to help you prepare are:

Area	Course(s)	Days	Notes
AI tools	Introduction to AI tools	2	If you're a regular user of the likes of ChatGPT you can get away without attending this course.
Python	Introducton to Python Fast-track Python	2 3	The two-day course will be sufficient for most people, but in an ideal world you would attend the three-day course to include learning about dictionaries, sets and working with JSON data.

Area

Course(s)

Days

Notes

AI tools

Introduction to AI tools

If you're a regular user of the likes of ChatGPT you can get away without attending this course.

Python

Introducton to Python

Fast-track Python

The two-day course will be sufficient for most people, but in an ideal world you would attend the three-day course to include learning about dictionaries, sets and working with JSON data.

If you haven't attended a Python course with us we will ask you for some evidence that you know how to program in Python before booking onto this course.

Note that this is a new course, which means our usual no-cancel guarantee does not apply to all bookings.

Course schedule

We don't have any dates scheduled for this online course. We may consider adding dates - it's always worth asking.

Alternatively, if you have a handful of like-minded people in your organisation, you could consider booking your own customised onsite course, whereby you get to pick the dates and venue!

Course Contents - PDF

The OpenAI API (Python) training course contents

What you'll learn during the two days is how to use the OpenAI to create your own custom models, including:

Calling your own Python functions from within your models
Defining structured outputs to control the data returned from your AI prompts
Creating assistants using the API

Note that this course will use Python exclusively as its programming language for interacting with the OpenAI API.

The contents of this course are as follows:

OpenAI API: Setting Up

Getting an API key
Using the playground

OpenAI API: Personalisation

Setting up your organisation
Creating projects

OpenAI API: Basic Queries

Calling the API
Tweaking temperature
Understanding JSON responses

OpenAI API: Examples of Use

Moderating text
Creating images
Text to speech

OpenAI API: Functions

Describing functions
Adding as model tools
Handling model responses
Handling edge cases

OpenAI API: Managing Use

Monitoring usage
Minimising token use

OpenAI API: Structured Outputs

How they work
Creating schemas
Handling deserialisation errors
Entity extraction

OpenAI API: Assistants (Beta)

The Assistants playground
Threads and messages
Running assistants
Run steps

Please see further up this page for what you should know beforehand (if anything) in order to attend this course.

Why Choose Us?

Here are some reasons to choose Wise Owl courses:

No more than 6 people per class
547 references viewable online
Free USB stick containing course files
Genuine Wise Owl trainers only
Unbelievably good courseware

In addition, here are some benefits unique to classroom training:

Proper restaurant lunch included

And some benefits specific to online training:

Courseware manual posted to you in advance
Free half-hour pre-course check-up included
Our clever system means you can use our laptops (and we can see them)

What other people have said

Our thanks to everyone who agreed to share their thoughts. All of the following reviews are from the last 3 calendar years:

"The tutor was lovely and very friendly. The course covered all topics but also was an opportunity to ask questions and look at some areas more than others."

Jess Lewis (Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA))

"Trainer very engaging, easy to follow and knowledgeable - great combo!"

Anthony Swales (Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman)

"I enjoyed the course and the trainer knows his stuff. "

Adam Thomas (Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust)

"Lovely and enthusiastic trainer who remained upbeat and engaging throughout."

Louisa Martin (Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG))

"The course was delivered in a clear, concise fashion with the trainer stopping to ensure everyone was following while also taking multiple questions throughout. He was able to answer all the participants questions and give useful tips and tricks. Following the session the participants have all given me glowing feedback and we will definitely look into rolling this out to a wider audience."

Matthew Thompson (PricewaterhouseCoopers)

There are lots more where these came from (or just refresh this page to change the quotes shown).

How our training courses work

Below are some notes on how Wise Owl courses work, to help you decide whether they're for you or not.

What you'll need

If you book on a classroom course, the only thing you need to bring to the course is ... yourself! We even provide a notepad and a suprisingly nice pen for you to take notes with.

For online training you'll need two things:

A good internet connection (otherwise you'll have a frustrating time); and
A second screen (a requirement, not a nice-to-have!)

You can see full details of our online course requirements here.

When you book a place

If you book a place on one of our courses:

For classroom courses we will send out a joining email. That's it!
For online courses we will get in touch to organise a half-hour pre-course check to iron out any connection problems before the course (rather than during it).

Whatever type of course you book, we will also send you out a reminder a few days before the course is due to take place - not that (we hope) you'll have forgotten!

What you won't need

For classroom training, you won't need a computer - we (obviously) will provide that. However, you're welcome to use your own laptop if you prefer, providing that you have the correct software installed.

For online training you will need a computer, but you won't need to have any software installed. This is because you'll use Windows Remote Desktop to connect to our computers, and these will have all of the necessary files and software installed.

The start of the course

For online courses you will be able to join up to half an hour before the course begins. This will give you time to:

familiarise yourself with the set-up;
meet your trainer; and
get to know the other delegates!

For classroom training it's always nice if people arrive a bit early too, to give people time to meet each other (and drink coffee).

You'll be given a full colour courseware manual, an exercise booklet to go with the course and a USB stick for taking course files away (we'll post all this to you for online courses).

After the course

After the course finishes you'll receive a digital certificate proving your attendance (we will gladly send a paper copy on request also).

We don't have any formal arrangement for answering questions after the course, but if you get stuck on something and email your trainer they should (and nearly always do!) respond as quickly as their training schedule allows.

Related Courses

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