Enhancing Python Projects with AI: A Claude 3 API Tutorial

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Generative AI is buzzing right now, similar to how the internet was a big deal in the 2000s. For programmers, it’s crucial to understand AI and incorporate it into your projects.

In this article series, You will learn to incorporate Artificial Intelligence into your Python projects ranging from a simple API integration to more complex projects.

In the first article, you’ll create a Python script using the Claude 3 API to streamline invoice processing. Claude 3 is the leading AI model according to various benchmarks surpassing even OpenAI models (GPT-3.5).

Python Program Outline

Step 1: Import Libraries

import os
import re
import pandas as pd
from pdfminer.high_level import extract_text
import anthropic

Import essential libraries for your Python script:

• os for interacting with the operating system
• re for regular expressions
• pandas for handling data
• extract_text from pdfminer.high_level for extracting text from PDF files
• anthropic for interfacing with the…