# Prerequisites

Before you begin building using our SDK, ensure your environment is ready with the following components.

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**Python 3.11+**

Make sure you have [Python](https://www.python.org/downloads/) v3.11 or v3.12 installed along with [pip](https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/installation/). 
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**Access to GDP Labs' Gen AI SDK repository**\
Access to the private repository is required to run this program. If you need access, kindly submit a ticket to our DevOps team.
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**API Key for a language model provider**

Contact our DevOps team to obtain an API key. Afterwards, you can set it as an environment variable. In this example, an OpenAI API key is used.

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```bash
export OPENAI_API_KEY="sk-..."
```

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```powershell
$env:OPENAI_API_KEY = "sk-..."
```

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```bash
set OPENAI_API_KEY="sk-..."
```

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**gcloud CLI**

Please refer to the [installation guide](https://cloud.google.com/sdk/docs/install). After installing, please run `gcloud auth login` to authorize gcloud to access the Cloud Platform with Google user credentials.
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**Access to Gen AI Google Cloud Repository**

Request access to Gen AI Google Cloud repositories by submitting this [form](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScJxB-Xe9YjnohIzW6nic-_AeSJob6Il6spl1s85wc76tQkzQ/viewform) (alternatively, from your manager or team lead)
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