How to Get Started With Ollama

Arianne Dee 13 Lessons 56m Updated intermediate ai tools

Integrating local large language models (LLMs) into your Python projects with Ollama is a great way to improve privacy, reduce costs, and build offline-capable AI-powered apps.

Ollama is an open-source platform that makes it straightforward to run modern LLMs locally on your machine. Once you’ve set up Ollama and pulled the models you want to use, you can connect to them from Python using the ollama library.

In this video course, you’ll integrate local LLMs into your Python projects using the Ollama platform and its Python SDK.

First, you’ll set up Ollama and pull a couple of LLMs. Then, you’ll learn how to use chat and text generation from your Python code. These skills will enable you to build AI-powered apps that run locally, ensuring better privacy and reducing costs.

What’s Included:

  • 13 Lessons
  • Video Subtitles and Full Transcripts
  • 2 Downloadable Resources
  • Accompanying Text-Based Tutorial
  • Interactive Quiz to Check Your Progress
  • 2 Hands-On Coding Exercises
  • Q&A With Python Experts: Ask a Question
  • Certificate of Completion

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About Arianne Dee

Arianne is a maker of many things, including software, sawdust, fabric scraps, and at least one person. She loves teaching about Python and Django from her basement on an island in Canada.

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