blakemartz/AI_thank_you_writer

A simple python script that uses a csv file to write thank you letters for gifts. Uses the OpenAI API.

AI Thank You Writer

This repo uses a simple python script to write thank you letters for gifts based on user csv file. Uses OpenAI's ChatGPT API.

Get Started

Clone the Repo:

Clone the repository.

git clone https://github.com/blakemartz/AI_thank_you_writer.git

Environment Setup

In order to set your environment up to run the code here, first navigate to the AI_thank_you_writer directory and install all requirements:

pip install -r requirements.txt

OpenAI API Key

You will need the OpenAI API key to run this, get your OpenAI key from here

Enter your OpenAI API key in the text file "openai_api_key.txt". Only enter the API key. Do not use any quotes or variables.

*Using the free OpenAI API, the script will take approximately 20 seconds per guest. You can customize the timer as you see fit.

Customize the script:

In the main.py file, customize the variables OCCASION and SIGNATURE.

For example: OCCASION = "Wedding" SIGNATURE = "Love, John and Jessie"

Update local files

Make sure to replace "guest_list.csv" with your own file. Make sure your "guest_list.csv" has two columns titled "name", and "gift"

Run main.py

To generate your thank you letters, run main.py The script will generate "thank_you_letters.csv". Letters will print in the terminal as they are generated. The output csv will be generated with all letters once complete.

Hints:

1. Customize the names in your csv with their relationship to get more personal responses. Example: "My sister Sandra"

2. Add details to the OCCASION to get more specific responses. Example: OCCASION = "My wedding, which was almost a year ago"