LangChainInABox
A native macOS app for playing with LangChain that ships with a self-contained, embedded, Apple-notarisable Python 3.11 and up-to-date LangChain libraries
Hi there, Alexis here!
I love making 👏🏻 things 👏🏻 that 👏🏻 do 👏🏻 things 👏🏻.
This project is a ‘batteries-included’ macOS UI for LangChain. It ships with a self-contained, embedded, Apple-notarisable Python 3.11 and LangChain libraries. It also includes documentation on how to update langchain dependencies over time.
Why? Access to LangChain should be easy for those who want to change the world.
I saw my girlfriend fully embrace GPT-4 via an app I built for her. Even though it’s “just a UI to GPT-4”, it comes batteries-included. This allowed her to fully focus only on her projects and not the technology.
The hard, and tedious, part - like installing brew, getting the right Python version, creating the right venv, updating langchain, choosing and learning an IDE - should not a barrier to entry for her.
UI Evolution
Here you can see the small user-facing increments.
The first (working) UI!
Got LangChain wired up!
Development Notes
To build with XCode, please create APIConfig.xcconfig under $ROOT/EmbeddedPythonSpike/Backend with this content
$ cd $PROJECT_ROOT
$ touch ./EmbeddedPythonSpike/Backend/APIConfig.xcconfig
$ echo "OPENAI_API_KEY = your-api-key" > ./EmbeddedPythonSpike/Backend/APIConfig.xcconfig
How to update LangChain and its dependencies
See the documentation for details (Not shown in XCode, use Terminal)
Distributing the App
This project is based on my template for embedding Python in a signed macOS app, which itself stands on the shoulders of these giants: Eldar Eliav, Eddie Espinal, and this person
So far, I’ve successfully uploaded and got the bundle signed with my Developer ID.
