Installation#

Create a virtual environment (optional)#

When installing AgentChat locally, we recommend using a virtual environment for the installation. This will ensure that the dependencies for AgentChat are isolated from the rest of your system.

Create and activate:

python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate

To deactivate later, run:

deactivate

Install Conda if you have not already.

Create and activate:

conda create -n autogen python=3.10
conda activate autogen

To deactivate later, run:

conda deactivate

Intall the AgentChat package using pip#

Install the autogen-agentchat package using pip:

pip install autogen-agentchat==0.4.0.dev2

Install Docker for Code Execution#

We recommend using Docker for code execution. To install Docker, follow the instructions for your operating system on the Docker website.

A simple example of how to use Docker for code execution is shown below:

To learn more about agents that execute code, see the agents tutorial.