Evan Mattson

Announcing the Release of Semantic Kernel Python 1.0.0

May 22nd, 2024

We are thrilled to announce the release of the long-awaited Semantic Kernel Python SDK 1.0.0! This milestone version brings a plethora of enhancements and new features designed to empower AI and app developers with more robust and versatile tools. Exciting New Feature: Shared Prompts Across Languages One of the groundbreaking features of ...

Semantic Kernel Time Plugin with Python

May 21st, 2024

We are excited to showcase a Semantic Kernel sample across all 3 languages: .NET, Python and Java! Today we’re going to dive into the Python version of the TimePlugin sample which is featured here. Prerequisites for the Azure OpenAI key or OpenAI key: As covered in our Python README.md or DEV_SETUP.md, Python leverages Pydantic ...

Use Semantic Kernel to create a Restaurant Bookings Sample with Python

May 21st, 2024

Hi all, We’re looking forward to highlight a Python sample today focused on a Restaurant Bookings sample here. Booking Restaurant - Demo Application This sample provides a practical demonstration of how to leverage features from the Semantic Kernel to build a console application. Specifically, the application ...

Python Kernel Updates: A Closer Look at Our Redesigned Plugin and Function Integration

April 18th, 2024

As we approach a stable v1.0 version of the Python Semantic Kernel SDK, we analysed the methods used to add plugins and functions to the kernel. We realised that the variety of available methods might confuse developers. For instance, when should one use versus ? Or versus ? Our goal has always been to keep the SDK as Pythonic and simple as ...

Enhanced templating in Semantic Kernel for Python

April 1st, 2024

Hello to all Python enthusiasts working with Semantic Kernel! We are very happy to share some of the latest work we have been doing, namely we introduced not one but two new options for templates: Handlebars and Jinja2. And we also made some updates to the 'semantic-kernel' (default) template as well! This is all now available as of package ...

Enhanced Automation in Python: Auto Tool Calling for OpenAI Models in the Semantic Kernel SDK

March 11th, 2024

Greetings, Semantic Kernel Python developers and enthusiasts! We're happy to share a significant update to the Semantic Kernel Python SDK now available in 0.9.1b1 -- a leap towards more efficient and streamlined OpenAI model integration. Your feedback, the need to align with the .NET Semantic Kernel SDK, and our commitment to enhancing ...

Now in Beta: Explore the Enhanced Python SDK for Semantic Kernel

March 4th, 2024

The Semantic Kernel team is excited to announce we are on the brink of releasing v1.0.0 of our Python SDK. In our journey towards this significant milestone, the latest beta release (0.9.0b1) has brought essential breaking changes, aligning our Python SDK's capabilities with those of our .NET SDK. Our commitment to Pythonic best practices ...