# \[ANN\] AIHelpMe.jl - AI-Enhanced Coding Assistance for Julia!

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-aihelpme-jl-ai-enhanced-coding-assistance-for-julia/109130>\
**Category:** Package Announcements\
**Tags:** ai\
**Created:** [January 23, 2024, 9:09am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-aihelpme-jl-ai-enhanced-coding-assistance-for-julia/109130 "2024-01-23T09:09:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![svilupp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/svilupp/32/34933_2.png) [@svilupp](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/svilupp)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2024, 9:09am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-aihelpme-jl-ai-enhanced-coding-assistance-for-julia/109130/1 "2024-01-23T09:09:26Z")

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## Quick Intro 🌟

Discover AIHelpMe, the new Julia package that turns your docstrings into a treasure trove of insights!

## Why AIHelpMe? 🤔

Bridging the gap between local knowledge and AI smarts, AIHelpMe brings personalized, AI-enhanced guidance straight from your code’s docs. And enables an unprecedented level of control and insight behind each answer.

## Easy Start 🚀

Add AIHelpMe (it’s not registered yet), grab your Cohere and OpenAI keys (tiny costs!), and dive into a smarter coding experience.

```julia
using AIHelpMe
aihelp"How to create a named tuple from a dictionary?"

```

Add it with:

```julia
using Pkg; Pkg.add("https://github.com/svilupp/AIHelpMe.jl")

```

More examples:

- [Forem blog post](https://forem.julialang.org/svilupp/aihelpmejl-ai-enhanced-coding-assistance-for-julia-42a2)
- [Package docs](https://svilupp.github.io/AIHelpMe.jl/dev/)

## Join the Journey! 🌍

Help us fine-tune AIHelpMe in its early stages - your feedback is the key to our shared success!  
(And it will determine whether we develop it further…)

_Embrace the doc magic with AIHelpMe! 🎩✨_

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**Author:** ![oxinabox](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/oxinabox/32/206603_2.png) [@oxinabox](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/oxinabox)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2024, 9:35am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-aihelpme-jl-ai-enhanced-coding-assistance-for-julia/109130/2 "2024-01-23T09:35:32Z")

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I will note that the first example in the Forem blog post the AI gets that answer wrong:

```julia
[ Info: Done generating response. Total cost: \$0.001
AIMessage("To create a named tuple from a dictionary, you can use the `NamedTuple` constructor and provide the dictionary's key-value pairs as arguments using the `name=value` syntax. Here's an example:

d = Dict("a" => 1, "b" => 2)
nt = NamedTuple(d)

In this example, the dictionary `d` is converted into a named tuple `nt` using the `NamedTuple` constructor. Each key-value pair in the dictionary becomes a named field in the named tuple.")

```

If you run that code you will get an error:

```julia
julia> d = Dict("a" => 1, "b" => 2)
Dict{String, Int64} with 2 entries:
  "b" => 2
  "a" => 1

julia> nt = NamedTuple(d)
ERROR: TypeError: in typeassert, expected Symbol, got a value of type String
Stacktrace:
 [1] merge(a::@NamedTuple{}, itr::Dict{String, Int64})
   @ Base ./namedtuple.jl:365
 [2] NamedTuple(itr::Dict{String, Int64})
   @ Base ./namedtuple.jl:151
 [3] top-level scope
   @ REPL[2]:1

```

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**Author:** ![svilupp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/svilupp/32/34933_2.png) [@svilupp](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/svilupp)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2024, 10:05am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-aihelpme-jl-ai-enhanced-coding-assistance-for-julia/109130/3 "2024-01-23T10:05:27Z")

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Good catch. It’s a perfect example of what working with GenAI is like – working with a new intern 🙂

It’s because the default model (for cost and speed purposes) is GPT 3.5 T from June, it’s much weaker than the November version (1106, aliased as “gpt3t”).

That version would get it right (notice the “gpt3t” at the end):

```julia
aihelp"In Julia, how to create a named tuple from a dictionary? Give me an example"gpt3t

```

```plaintext
[ Info: Done generating response. Total cost: $0.002
AIMessage("You can use the splatting operator to create a named tuple from a dictionary in Julia. Here's an example:

d = Dict(:a => 1, :b => 2)
nt = (; d...)

```

But even GPT3.5 can recover if we let if fix it’s mistakes, eg,

```julia
julia> aihelp"Help me fix this error when creating a named tuple from Dictionary: $err. Give me example that works"

```

````plaintext
[ Info: Done generating response. Total cost: $0.002
AIMessage("The error message indicates that the `Dict` contains keys of type `String`, but `NamedTuple` expects keys of type `Symbol`. You can fix this error by converting the keys of the `Dict` to symbols using the `Symbol()` function.

Here's an example that demonstrates how to create a `NamedTuple` from a `Dict`:

```julia
dict = Dict("a" => 1, "b" => 2, "c" => 3)
named_tuple = NamedTuple(Symbol(k) => v for (k, v) in dict)

````

This code converts the keys of the `Dict` to symbols and then constructs the `NamedTuple` using a comprehension.

Hope this helps!")

```julia

```

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**Author:** ![svilupp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/svilupp/32/34933_2.png) [@svilupp](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/svilupp)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 8:39am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-aihelpme-jl-ai-enhanced-coding-assistance-for-julia/109130/4 "2024-04-30T08:39:15Z")

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**Quick update on AIHelpMe**

The package has been finally registered + there have been a bunch of functionality added (including some new knowledge packs).

Check out the RE-announcement blog post here: [AIHelpMe.jl Pt.2: Instant Expertise, Infinite Solutions for Julia Developers - Julia Community 🟣](https://forem.julialang.org/svilupp/aihelpmejl-pt2-instant-expertise-infinite-solutions-for-julia-developers-a31)

Or just try it out yourself - install with `]AIHelpMe` and then `aihelp"<some question you have"`.

Or more advanced usage with highlighting of the answer:

```julia
using AIHelpMe
using AIHelpMe: pprint, last_result

# ideally, switch to better pipeline for proper results, requires setting up Cohere API key
AIHelpMe.update_pipeline!(:silver)

# load tidier index, others available: :julia, :makie
AIHelpMe.load_index!(:tidier);

# Ask a question
aihelp"How do you add a regression line to a plot in TidierPlots?"

```

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**Author:** ![dubosipsl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/dubosipsl/32/52998_2.png) [@dubosipsl](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/dubosipsl)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 5:23pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-aihelpme-jl-ai-enhanced-coding-assistance-for-julia/109130/5 "2024-05-01T17:23:50Z")

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Thanks for this nice package. I have managed to use a MistralAI API key with PromptingTools but not witth AIHelpMe. Is that expected ?

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**Author:** ![svilupp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/svilupp/32/34933_2.png) [@svilupp](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/svilupp)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 6:25pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-aihelpme-jl-ai-enhanced-coding-assistance-for-julia/109130/6 "2024-05-01T18:25:55Z")

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It should work but with caveats.

It should work without a problem for `model_chat`, but it will NOT work with changing the `model_embedding` for the preprocessed knowledge (see the guide here: [Advanced | AIHelpMe.jl](https://siml.earth/svilupp.github.io/AIHelpMe.jl/dev/advanced#Using-Ollama-Models)).

The magic of AIHelpMe requires to either

- use pre-processed knowledge bundles (julia, make, tidier,…)
- preprocess knowledge bundles yourself

The reason is that we MUST use the same EMBEDDING model during knowledge preparation and during answering questions (see [Introduction | AIHelpMe.jl](https://siml.earth/svilupp.github.io/AIHelpMe.jl/dev/introduction#What-is-a-knowledge-pack?)).

If you want to use only Mistral models, you can simply embed all knowledge that’s accessible in your opened Julia session (see [Advanced | AIHelpMe.jl](https://siml.earth/svilupp.github.io/AIHelpMe.jl/dev/advanced#Extending-the-Knowledge-Base) - notice the `update_index()` call).

If you’re having problems with changing only the `model_chat` to Mistral, please open an issue with the reproducible example and the error you’re getting.

Hope that helps 🙂