Simple Claude in Python

simple_claude.md

pip install python-dotenv anthropic set ANTHROPIC_API_KEY your-api-key-here

from anthropic import Anthropic
from dotenv import load_dotenv
import os

# Load environment variables
load_dotenv()

# Initialize client
anthropic = Anthropic(api_key=os.getenv('ANTHROPIC_API_KEY'))

# Send one message and get response
response = anthropic.messages.create(
    model="claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022",
    max_tokens=1024,
    messages=[{
        "role": "user",
        "content": "Hello Claude!"
    }]
)

# Print response
print(response.content[0].text)