NuclearGeekETH / kids_chatGPT

NuclearGeek's ChatGPT for Kids

A simple text-based chatbot for kids powered by OpenAI GPT-3.5-turbo. It has a nice UI and support for text-to-speech.

Prerequisites

You'll need Python 3.6 or newer installed on your computer.

Setting up the project

1. Create a folder on your computer for this project, like "chatgpt-kids".
2. Download the Python files and index.html we created earlier into your project folder ("chatgpt-kids").
3. Inside the project folder, create an empty folder named "templates". Move the index.html file into the "templates" folder.

Setting up the environment

1. Open your computer's terminal (Command Prompt on Windows, Terminal on macOS) and navigate to the project folder ("chatgpt-kids").

2. Create a virtual environment. This helps keep your project's dependencies separate. Run this command in the terminal:

   python -m venv myvenv
   

3. Activate the virtual environment by running:

   • On Windows:

     myvenv\Scripts\activate
     

   • On macOS or Linux:

     source myvenv/bin/activate
     

   Your terminal should show "(myvenv)" before the line where you type commands, indicating the virtual environment is active.

4. Install the required dependencies by running:

   pip install flask python-dotenv openai
   

Setting up the OpenAI API key

1. Sign up for an account on OpenAI, if you haven't already.
2. Locate your API key by going to the API Key section on the OpenAI website.
3. In the project folder, create a file named .env (with a dot at the beginning) and add the following line to the file:

   openai_key=YOUR_API_KEY
   

   Replace YOUR_API_KEY with the API key you found on the OpenAI website.

Running the project

1. Make sure your virtual environment is active. If it isn't, activate it by running the command from Step 3 of "Setting up the environment".
2. In the terminal, navigate to the project folder ("chatgpt-kids") and type the following command to start the Flask server:

   python run.py
   

   Replace app.py with the name of your Python file, if it's different.
3. After running the command, you should see some output in the terminal, including a line that says something like:

   * Running on http://127.0.0.1:7863/ (Press CTRL+C to quit)
   

4. Open your web browser and type the address shown in the terminal (e.g., http://127.0.0.1:7863/). The ChatGPT for Kids page should appear.
5. Enjoy using the chatbot! The text-to-speech feature should work on most devices.

Note: To stop the server, press CTRL+C or Cmd+C in the terminal.