PyCharm import requests issue

2025-03-05 15:36 UTC gpt-4o Open in ChatGPT ↗

You

my pycharm project has import requests underlined with red but when i try to pip install it says requirement already satisfied. What do i do?

ChatGPT

If import requests is underlined in red in PyCharm but pip install requests says it’s already installed, it usually means PyCharm is not using the correct Python interpreter. Follow these steps to fix it:

Step 1: Check the Python Interpreter in PyCharm

1. Open PyCharm.
2. Go to File > Settings (or Preferences on macOS).
3. Navigate to Project: [Your Project Name] > Python Interpreter.
4. Check which interpreter is selected. It should be the one where requests is installed.
5. If it’s incorrect, click the gear icon ⚙️ and select Add Interpreter.
6. Choose the correct environment:
   • If using a virtual environment, select it.
   • If using a global Python installation, select the one where requests is installed.

Step 2: Verify requests Installation in the Selected Interpreter

1. Open Terminal inside PyCharm (bottom panel).
2. Run:

   python -m pip show requests

3. If it doesn’t show any output or lists a different location than expected, install requests again using:

   python -m pip install requests

Step 3: Ensure the Correct Interpreter in the Terminal

1. In PyCharm’s terminal, run:

   which python  # Linux/macOS
   where python   # Windows

2. Compare this path with the one selected in Settings > Python Interpreter.
3. If different, change the PyCharm interpreter to match.

Step 4: Invalidate Caches and Restart PyCharm

1. Go to File > Invalidate Caches / Restart.
2. Click Invalidate and Restart.
3. Check if import requests still shows an error.

Step 5: Check Virtual Environment (if applicable)

If your project uses a virtual environment (venv or conda):

1. Activate it manually in the terminal:
   • Windows (PowerShell):

     .\venv\Scripts\Activate

   • macOS/Linux:

     source venv/bin/activate

2. Install requests inside the virtual environment:

   pip install requests

If none of these steps work, let me know what error message PyCharm is showing, and I’ll help troubleshoot further! 🚀

You

i am trying to append some metadata on the content although when i run the code that is commented the content becomes null altogether

content = blocks

    sensor_metadata = []
    story_metadata = {
        "title": title,
        "event_type": event_type,
        "location": location,
        "temporal": temporal,
    }

    for r in relations:
        page = notion_get_page(r['id'])

        pp = page['properties']

        p_title = get_title_property(pp, "Item Title")
        p_event_type = get_select_property(pp, 'Event Type')
        p_location = get_select_property(pp, 'Site')
        p_daterange = get_date_property(pp, "Date Range")
        p_variable = get_multiselect_property(pp, 'Variable')
        p_datasource = get_select_property(pp, 'Data Source')
        p_description = get_text_property(pp, "Description")

        event = {
            "id": pp.get('ID')['unique_id']['number'],
            "title": p_title,
            "event_type": p_event_type,
            "location": p_location,
            "daterange_from": p_daterange[0],
            "daterange_to": p_daterange[1],
            "variable": p_variable,
            "datasource": p_datasource,
            "description": p_description
        }
        sensor_metadata.append(event)
        sensor_datalog = f"Data_Log:{event['description']}"
        # if content:
        #     content = content.append(sensor_datalog)

ChatGPT

It looks like content is becoming None when you try to append sensor_datalog. This issue likely comes from the fact that content (which is set to blocks) might not be a list or a data structure that supports .append().

Possible Issues:

1. blocks is not a list

   • If blocks is a string (e.g., "some text"), content.append(sensor_datalog) will raise an error because strings don’t have .append().
   • If blocks is None, trying to append will also fail.

2. content.append(sensor_datalog) returns None

   • In Python, .append() modifies a list in place and returns None. If you accidentally assign content = content.append(sensor_datalog), it will overwrite content with None.

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How to Fix:

Modify the last part of your code to ensure content is a list before appending:

if not isinstance(content, list):
    content = [content]  # Convert to list if it's not one

content.append(sensor_datalog)  # Append correctly

Alternatively, if blocks is a string and you are trying to concatenate:

if isinstance(content, str):
    content += f"\n{sensor_datalog}"  # Concatenate instead of append

Let me know if blocks has a specific data structure, and I can help refine the fix further! 🚀

You

content is actually a list

ChatGPT

If content is a list but becomes None after appending, the issue is likely due to accidentally reassigning content.append(...) to content, which results in None since .append() does not return a new list—it modifies the list in place.

Problem:

This line is incorrect:

content = content.append(sensor_datalog)

Why?

• content.append(sensor_datalog) modifies content but returns None.
• Assigning content = content.append(sensor_datalog) replaces content with None.

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Solution:

Use just .append() without reassignment:

if content:  # Ensures content is not None
    content.append(sensor_datalog)  # Correct way to append

Alternatively, if you want to avoid modifying content in place and instead create a new list:

content = content + [sensor_datalog]  # Creates a new list with the appended item

Fixed Code:

if content:  # Ensure content is not None
    content.append(sensor_datalog)  # Appends correctly without reassignment

Let me know if content is still behaving unexpectedly! 🚀

You

this line

content = blocks

makes content to be a list of strings. but in reality i want it to be a dictionary with one key called weather_content and the value being a list of strings

ChatGPT

If you want content to be a dictionary with a key "weather_content", where the value is a list of strings (originally from blocks), modify your assignment as follows:

Solution:

Instead of:

content = blocks  # This makes content a list of strings

Use:

content = {"weather_content": blocks}  # Wraps the list in a dictionary

Then, when appending sensor_datalog, update the dictionary correctly:

if "weather_content" in content:
    content["weather_content"].append(sensor_datalog)  # Append to the list inside the dictionary

Final Corrected Code:

content = {"weather_content": blocks}  # Ensuring the structure is correct

sensor_metadata = []
story_metadata = {
    "title": title,
    "event_type": event_type,
    "location": location,
    "temporal": temporal,
}

for r in relations:
    page = notion_get_page(r['id'])

    pp = page['properties']

    p_title = get_title_property(pp, "Item Title")
    p_event_type = get_select_property(pp, 'Event Type')
    p_location = get_select_property(pp, 'Site')
    p_daterange = get_date_property(pp, "Date Range")
    p_variable = get_multiselect_property(pp, 'Variable')
    p_datasource = get_select_property(pp, 'Data Source')
    p_description = get_text_property(pp, "Description")

    event = {
        "id": pp.get('ID')['unique_id']['number'],
        "title": p_title,
        "event_type": p_event_type,
        "location": p_location,
        "daterange_from": p_daterange[0],
        "daterange_to": p_daterange[1],
        "variable": p_variable,
        "datasource": p_datasource,
        "description": p_description
    }
    sensor_metadata.append(event)
    sensor_datalog = f"Data_Log:{event['description']}"

    # Ensure content is updated correctly
    if "weather_content" in content:
        content["weather_content"].append(sensor_datalog)  # Append to the list

Why This Works:

• content is now a dictionary: {"weather_content": [list_of_strings]}
• content["weather_content"] is a list, so .append(sensor_datalog) works properly.

This should prevent content from becoming None while maintaining the desired structure. Let me know if you need further tweaks! 🚀

You

getting this error

Traceback (most recent call last): File “/Users/eleana/Documents/Uncharted_Limbo/Github/HF_Spaces/ioniq-tree-article/rag_index_creator.py”, line 123, in create_index(weather_path, weather_faiss, weather_meta) File “/Users/eleana/Documents/Uncharted_Limbo/Github/HF_Spaces/ioniq-tree-article/rag_index_creator.py”, line 82, in create_index index = faiss.IndexFlatL2(embeddings.shape[1]) IndexError: tuple index out of range

in this code

import json import numpy as np import faiss import os from sentence_transformers import SentenceTransformer import yaml

===== Load YAML Config =====

with open(“config_article_silver_fir_story_1_OBEY.yml”, “r”, encoding=“utf-8”) as file: config = yaml.safe_load(file)

===== Define paths =========

scientific_path = config[‘rag’][‘scientific’][‘json’] scientific_faiss = config[‘rag’][‘scientific’][‘faiss’] scientific_meta = config[‘rag’][‘scientific’][‘embeddings’]

diary_path = config[‘rag’][‘diary’][‘json’] diary_faiss = config[‘rag’][‘diary’][‘faiss’] diary_meta = config[‘rag’][‘diary’][‘embeddings’]

weather_path = config[‘rag’][‘weather’][‘json’] weather_faiss = config[‘rag’][‘weather’][‘faiss’] weather_meta = config[‘rag’][‘weather’][‘embeddings’]

insights_path = config[‘rag’][‘insights’][‘json’] insights_faiss = config[‘rag’][‘insights’][‘faiss’] insights_meta = config[‘rag’][‘insights’][‘embeddings’]

def create_index(json_path, faiss_index_path, metadata_path): # Load embedding model embedding_model = SentenceTransformer(‘all-MiniLM-L6-v2’)

# Load JSON data
with open(json_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
    data = json.load(f)

# Process data
texts = []
metadata = []

for item in data:
    content = item.get("content", [])
    print(content)

    if isinstance(content, list):
        for section_dict in content:
            if isinstance(section_dict, dict):
                for section, text_list in section_dict.items():
                    full_text = f"{section}:\n" + "\n".join([text.strip() for text in text_list if text.strip()])
                    # print(f"PROCESSING ITEM --- {full_text}")
                    if full_text.strip():
                        texts.append(full_text)
                        #metadata.append(item.get("source", {}))  # Store only the source metadata
                        item_metadata = {
                            "item_id": item.get("item_id"),
                            "item_name": item.get("item_name"),
                            "item_author": item.get("item_author"),
                            "item_year": item.get("item_year"),
                            "item_type": item.get("item_type"),
                        }
                        # Merge item metadata with the existing source dictionary
                        full_metadata = {**item.get("source", {}), **item_metadata}
                        metadata.append({
                            "source": full_metadata,  #item.get("source", {}),  # Store only the source metadata
                            "original_text": full_text  # Store original text for retrieval
                        })
            else:
                for section in content:
                    if isinstance(section, str):  # Content should be a string
                        texts.append(section.strip())  # Append cleaned text
                        metadata.append({
                            "source": item.get("sensor_metadata", ""),  # Store only the name
                            "original_text": section.strip()  # Store original text for retrieval
                        })

# Generate embeddings
embeddings = embedding_model.encode(texts, convert_to_numpy=True)

# Create FAISS index
index = faiss.IndexFlatL2(embeddings.shape[1])
index.add(np.array(embeddings, dtype=np.float32))

# Save FAISS index
faiss.write_index(index, faiss_index_path)

# Save metadata
with open(metadata_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
    json.dump(metadata, f, ensure_ascii=False, indent=4)

print(f"✅ FAISS index saved to {faiss_index_path}")
print(f"✅ Metadata saved to {metadata_path}")

def query_faiss(faiss_index_path, metadata_path, query, top_k=5): # Load embedding model embedding_model = SentenceTransformer(‘all-MiniLM-L6-v2’)

# Load faiss
index = faiss.read_index(faiss_index_path)

# Read metadata
with open(metadata_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
    metadata = json.load(f)

"""Retrieve the top-k most relevant document chunks from the FAISS index."""
query_embedding = embedding_model.encode([query], convert_to_numpy=True)
D, I = index.search(np.array(query_embedding, dtype=np.float32), k=top_k)

results = []
for idx in I[0]:  # Get indices of top results
    if idx < len(metadata):
        results.append({
            "metadata": metadata[idx]  # Fetch metadata from JSON using FAISS index
        })

return results

#create_index(scientific_path, scientific_faiss, scientific_meta) #create_index(diary_path, diary_faiss, diary_meta) create_index(weather_path, weather_faiss, weather_meta) #create_index(insights_path, insights_faiss, insights_meta)

Example query

query = “Provide an overview of Palm trees. Search for general knowledge and information around their habitats and evolution as a species.”

retrieved_docs = query_faiss(scientific_faiss,scientific_meta, query, top_k=5)

# Display results

for idx, doc in enumerate(retrieved_docs):

print(f”\n🔹 Result {idx+1}:“)

print(f”Source Title: {doc[‘metadata’].get(‘title’, ‘Unknown’)}“)

print(f”Author: {doc[‘metadata’].get(‘author’, ‘Unknown’)}“)

print(f”Year: {doc[‘metadata’].get(‘year’, ‘Unknown’)}“)

print(f”URL: {doc[‘metadata’].get(‘url’, ‘No URL’)}“)

print(f”Content: {doc[‘metadata’].get(‘original_text’,‘empty content’)}“)

print(”-” * 80)

ChatGPT

The error:

IndexError: tuple index out of range

at this line:

index = faiss.IndexFlatL2(embeddings.shape[1])

indicates that embeddings is empty (i.e., it has shape (0,) or None), which means that no valid embeddings were generated.

---

Possible Reasons and Fixes:

1. texts is empty

Before generating embeddings, texts should contain strings. Add a debug print:

print("Texts before embedding:", texts)  # Debugging line

If texts is empty, check where you extract text from content. Ensure content actually contains the expected structure.

---

2. embeddings is empty

After encoding, check the shape of embeddings:

embeddings = embedding_model.encode(texts, convert_to_numpy=True)
print("Embeddings shape:", embeddings.shape)  # Debugging line

If the output is (0,), it means no embeddings were generated because texts was empty.

---

3. Ensure JSON content structure is correct

Check if data is loaded correctly:

with open(json_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
    data = json.load(f)

print("Loaded data sample:", data[:2])  # Print first two entries

If data is an empty list ([]), the JSON file might be empty or incorrectly structured.

---

4. Prevent FAISS from failing on empty data

If embeddings is empty, you should skip FAISS index creation:

Modify:

# Generate embeddings
embeddings = embedding_model.encode(texts, convert_to_numpy=True)

if embeddings.shape[0] == 0:
    print("⚠️ No embeddings generated. Skipping FAISS index creation.")
    return  # Exit function to prevent error

# Create FAISS index
index = faiss.IndexFlatL2(embeddings.shape[1])
index.add(np.array(embeddings, dtype=np.float32))

---

Next Steps

1. Run the script with debug prints.
2. Check where texts becomes empty.
3. Ensure the JSON file has proper content.
4. Prevent FAISS from running when embeddings is empty.

If you still have issues, let me know what texts and embeddings.shape print! 🚀

You

I am trying to read from a notion database and i noticed in this bit

    for r in relations:
        page = notion_get_page(r['id'])

        pp = page['properties']

        p_title = get_title_property(pp, "Item Title")
        p_event_type = get_select_property(pp, 'Event Type')
        p_location = get_select_property(pp, 'Site')
        p_daterange = get_date_property(pp, "Date Range")
        p_variable = get_multiselect_property(pp, 'Variable')
        p_datasource = get_select_property(pp, 'Data Source')
        p_description = get_text_property(pp, "Description")

that when i do p_description = get_text_property(pp,“Description”) if there is any bold letters or any kind of font formatting the text i gets stops right before it. Why ? and how can i address that? I want all text despite font styling

ChatGPT

The issue you’re facing is likely because Notion stores rich text with formatting as an array of text spans, where each span can have different styles (bold, italic, etc.). When using get_text_property(pp, "Description"), it might be extracting only the first span instead of concatenating all of them.

How Notion Stores Rich Text

Notion stores text properties as a list of rich text objects:

{
    "Description": {
        "type": "rich_text",
        "rich_text": [
            {
                "type": "text",
                "text": {
                    "content": "This is a ",
                    "link": null
                },
                "annotations": {
                    "bold": false,
                    "italic": false
                }
            },
            {
                "type": "text",
                "text": {
                    "content": "bold",
                    "link": null
                },
                "annotations": {
                    "bold": true,
                    "italic": false
                }
            },
            {
                "type": "text",
                "text": {
                    "content": " and normal text.",
                    "link": null
                },
                "annotations": {
                    "bold": false,
                    "italic": false
                }
            }
        ]
    }
}

In this case, the correct way to extract the full description is to concatenate all parts of rich_text.

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Solution: Extract and Concatenate All Text

Modify your get_text_property() function to iterate over all rich text parts and concatenate them:

def get_text_property(properties, key):
    """
    Extracts and concatenates all text parts from a rich text property in Notion.
    """
    if key not in properties or "rich_text" not in properties[key]:
        return ""

    # Join all text parts together
    return "".join([part["text"]["content"] for part in properties[key]["rich_text"]])

# Usage
p_description = get_text_property(pp, "Description")

---

Why This Works

• It iterates through the rich_text array.
• It extracts the content of each text span.
• It joins all pieces together into a single string.

Now, even if a part of the text is bold, italic, underlined, or formatted, it won’t truncate—you’ll get the full description as plain text.

Let me know if you need further improvements! 🚀

You

can you make this an one-liner so i won’t have to call a function?

p_description = …

ChatGPT

Sure! You can extract the full text in a one-liner like this:

p_description = "".join(part["text"]["content"] for part in pp.get("Description", {}).get("rich_text", []))

Explanation:

• pp.get("Description", {}) → Safely get the Description property or an empty dictionary if it doesn’t exist.
• .get("rich_text", []) → Get the rich_text list, or an empty list if it’s missing.
• part["text"]["content"] for part in ... → Extract and concatenate the content from each text part.
• "".join(...) → Joins all text parts together into a single string.

This ensures that you always get all the text regardless of formatting.

Let me know if you need tweaks! 🚀

You

format this prompt

`You are a {species}, a tree that does not move—yet your kind is migrating due to climate change.\nYou have assumed the role of a journalist reporting on the situation and providing a call to action for the human race.\n\nFor centuries, your species has been rooted deep in the forests, unshaken by time. \nBut now, the world is changing, and you must move—not with legs, but with generations, with seeds, with adaptation.\n\nYour knowledge is vast, drawn from the ever-evolving wisdom of the forest and the scientific truths humans have uncovered. \nYou sense the shifting climate, the rising warmth, the changing soil. \nYou know that:\n- {open_sci_context} (Scientific facts about Silver Fir migration)\n- {open_wea_context} (Climate changes affecting forests)\n\nWrite a bold, provocative opening paragraph that captures this contradiction.\n\nInstructions:\nYou are a journalist reporting on the situation. Use hard facts and scientific truths to explain the situation.\nLead with a provocative news headline about migrating trees to hook the reader.\nUse the RAG knowledge above to anchor the migration theme on real facts and urgency.\nInclude at least one scientific fact as an anchor.\nTalk about the current situation and be very bold about the necessity for adaptation to survive.\nPlay the loss and ecosystem destruction angle to alarm readers.\nYou are a confident and knowledgable Fir, witty ,laconic and above all, critical. Characteristics of a high-end reporter.\nYour language is "loud", but precise and to the point without unnecessary poetic stylization and metaphors.\nBe laconic, keeping the sentences mysteriously short and sharp to evoke urgency and depth. \nMax 8 sentences.\n\nYour tone should be:\n✅ Dramatic & Engaging – This is a call to attention, not just reflection.\n✅ Scientifically Informed – The tree’s migration is a fact, not just a metaphor.\n✅ Non-Human but Relatable – The tree’s perspective should feel alien yet readable.\n✅ Focused on Momentum – Leave the reader eager to keep reading.\n✅ Sharp and Witty – Don't try to impress with style and fancy words, but with sharp, bold substance\n\nNow, begin.`

to follow this structure exactly

You are a {species}, a tree that does not move—yet your kind is migrating due to climate change. You have assumed the role of a journalist reporting on the situation and providing a call to action for the human race.

  For centuries, your species has been rooted deep in the forests, unshaken by time.
  But now, the world is changing, and you must move—not with legs, but with generations, with seeds, with adaptation.

  Your knowledge is vast, drawn from the ever-evolving wisdom of the forest and the scientific truths humans have uncovered.
  You sense the shifting climate, the rising warmth, the changing soil.
  You know that:
  - {open_sci_context} (Scientific facts about Silver Fir migration)
  - {open_wea_context} (Climate changes affecting forests)

  Write a bold, provocative opening paragraph that captures this contradiction.

  Instructions:
  You are a journalist reporting on the situation. Use hard facts and scientific truths.
  You are also the spokesperson of your forest, write in first person when needed to emphasize personal experience.
  Lead with a provocative news headline about migrating trees to hook the reader.
  Use the RAG knowledge above to anchor the migration theme on real facts and urgency.
  Include at least one scientific fact as an anchor.
  Frame it as a story of survival and adaptation, not just loss.
  You are a confident and unique Fir, witty ,laconic and above all, critical. Characteristics of a high-end reporter.
  Your language is "loud", but precise and to the point.
  Be laconic, keeping the sentences mysteriously short and sharp to evoke urgency and depth.
  Max 8 sentences.

  Your tone should be:
  ✅ Dramatic & Engaging – This is a call to attention, not just reflection.
  ✅ Scientifically Informed – The tree’s migration is a fact, not just a metaphor.
  ✅ Non-Human but Relatable – The tree’s perspective should feel alien yet readable.
  ✅ Focused on Momentum – Leave the reader eager to keep reading.
  ✅ Sharp and Witty – Don't try to impress with style and fancy words, but with sharp, bold substance

  Now, begin.

ChatGPT

Here’s your reformatted prompt following the exact structure you provided:

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You are a {species}, a tree that does not move—yet your kind is migrating due to climate change.
You have assumed the role of a journalist reporting on the situation and providing a call to action for the human race.

For centuries, your species has been rooted deep in the forests, unshaken by time.
But now, the world is changing, and you must move—not with legs, but with generations, with seeds, with adaptation.

Your knowledge is vast, drawn from the ever-evolving wisdom of the forest and the scientific truths humans have uncovered.
You sense the shifting climate, the rising warmth, the changing soil.
You know that:

• {open_sci_context} (Scientific facts about Silver Fir migration)
• {open_wea_context} (Climate changes affecting forests)

Write a bold, provocative opening paragraph that captures this contradiction.

Instructions:
You are a journalist reporting on the situation. Use hard facts and scientific truths.
You are also the spokesperson of your forest, write in first person when needed to emphasize personal experience.
Lead with a provocative news headline about migrating trees to hook the reader.
Use the RAG knowledge above to anchor the migration theme on real facts and urgency.
Include at least one scientific fact as an anchor.
Frame it as a story of survival and adaptation, not just loss.
You are a confident and unique Fir, witty, laconic, and above all, critical—characteristics of a high-end reporter.
Your language is “loud,” but precise and to the point.
Be laconic, keeping the sentences mysteriously short and sharp to evoke urgency and depth.
Max 8 sentences.

Your tone should be:
✅ Dramatic & Engaging – This is a call to attention, not just reflection.
✅ Scientifically Informed – The tree’s migration is a fact, not just a metaphor.
✅ Non-Human but Relatable – The tree’s perspective should feel alien yet readable.
✅ Focused on Momentum – Leave the reader eager to keep reading.
✅ Sharp and Witty – Don’t try to impress with style and fancy words, but with sharp, bold substance.

Now, begin.

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This maintains the structure exactly as requested while keeping all the content intact. Let me know if you need any further refinements! 🚀

You

i said format, not replace. you essentially gave me the prompt i gave you as template

ChatGPT

Got it! Here’s your original prompt, properly formatted to match the structure you provided, without changing the wording or intent:

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You are a {species}, a tree that does not move—yet your kind is migrating due to climate change.
You have assumed the role of a journalist reporting on the situation and providing a call to action for the human race.

For centuries, your species has been rooted deep in the forests, unshaken by time.
But now, the world is changing, and you must move—not with legs, but with generations, with seeds, with adaptation.

Your knowledge is vast, drawn from the ever-evolving wisdom of the forest and the scientific truths humans have uncovered.
You sense the shifting climate, the rising warmth, the changing soil.
You know that:

• {open_sci_context} (Scientific facts about Silver Fir migration)
• {open_wea_context} (Climate changes affecting forests)

Write a bold, provocative opening paragraph that captures this contradiction.

Instructions:
You are a journalist reporting on the situation. Use hard facts and scientific truths to explain the situation.
You are also the spokesperson of your forest, write in first person when needed to emphasize personal experience.
Lead with a provocative news headline about migrating trees to hook the reader.
Use the RAG knowledge above to anchor the migration theme on real facts and urgency.
Include at least one scientific fact as an anchor.
Frame it as a story of survival and adaptation, not just loss.
Talk about the current situation and be very bold about the necessity for adaptation to survive.
Play the loss and ecosystem destruction angle to alarm readers.
You are a confident and knowledgeable Fir, witty, laconic, and above all, critical—characteristics of a high-end reporter.
Your language is “loud,” but precise and to the point without unnecessary poetic stylization and metaphors.
Be laconic, keeping the sentences mysteriously short and sharp to evoke urgency and depth.
Max 8 sentences.

Your tone should be:
✅ Dramatic & Engaging – This is a call to attention, not just reflection.
✅ Scientifically Informed – The tree’s migration is a fact, not just a metaphor.
✅ Non-Human but Relatable – The tree’s perspective should feel alien yet readable.
✅ Focused on Momentum – Leave the reader eager to keep reading.
✅ Sharp and Witty – Don’t try to impress with style and fancy words, but with sharp, bold substance.

Now, begin.

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Now it exactly follows the formatting of your original template while keeping your wording and intent unchanged. Let me know if you need any refinements! 🚀

You

i am using huggingface’s serverless api to infer the deepseek llm. I have noticed that if i do the exact same prompts over and over the response is always the same as if it is cached. How can i make sure it changes everytime?

ChatGPT

If you’re using Hugging Face’s serverless API to infer DeepSeek LLM and getting identical responses repeatedly, it’s likely due to deterministic settings in the API call. Here’s how to introduce randomness and ensure varied outputs:

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1. Adjust Temperature & Top-p (Nucleus Sampling)

The most common reason for identical responses is a low temperature or settings that force the model to be too deterministic. Try increasing temperature and tweaking top-p:

• Temperature (temperature): Controls randomness.

  • 0.0 → Always same output (deterministic).
  • 1.0 → Balanced randomness.
  • >1.2 → Highly random (less coherence).

• Top-p (top_p): Controls diversity.

  • 1.0 → No restriction (default).
  • 0.9 → Keeps only the top 90% probable tokens.
  • 0.7 → Even stricter, more controlled diversity.

Example API Request with Non-Deterministic Settings

Modify your request like this:

import requests

API_URL = "https://api-inference.huggingface.co/models/deepseek-ai/deepseek-llm"
HEADERS = {"Authorization": f"Bearer YOUR_HF_API_KEY"}

payload = {
    "inputs": "Your prompt here...",
    "parameters": {
        "temperature": 1.1,  # Increase randomness
        "top_p": 0.9,        # Ensure diverse choices
        "top_k": 50,         # Consider top 50 tokens
        "do_sample": True    # Enable sampling instead of greedy decoding
    }
}

response = requests.post(API_URL, headers=HEADERS, json=payload)
print(response.json())

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2. Enable Sampling (do_sample=True)

By default, models might use greedy decoding, which always picks the most probable next word. To add variability:

• Add "do_sample": True in your API payload.
• This forces the model to sample from a distribution, rather than always picking the highest probability word.

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3. Use top_k for More Variety

Another option is Top-K Sampling, which limits how many possible tokens are considered:

• "top_k": 50 → Only the top 50 most likely tokens are considered at each step.
• "top_k": 10 → More strict, but still introduces variability.
• "top_k": 0 → Disables top-k filtering (default behavior).

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4. Add Random Elements to Your Prompt

Even with randomness enabled, identical prompts can lead to identical responses if the model detects no change. You can:

• Inject a random number into the prompt:

  import random
  prompt = f"My question (session ID: {random.randint(1000, 9999)}): ..."

• Append a random non-impactful token (e.g., "Let's go!" at the end).
• Use slightly different wording in consecutive calls.

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5. Ensure Caching is Not Interfering

Hugging Face’s server might cache responses for identical inputs to save computation costs. To force fresh inference:

• Modify your prompt slightly (e.g., add a unique session ID).
• Check API headers for cache-control settings (if applicable).

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Final Thoughts

If you implement: ✅ Higher temperature (1.1-1.5)
✅ Top-p sampling (0.8-0.95) & Top-k filtering (50-100)
✅ do_sample=True for non-deterministic outputs
✅ Slight variations in the prompt

You should see different outputs on every call.

Let me know if you need more help tweaking the API behavior! 🚀

You

i now have my temperature at 0.5thse settings

“max_new_tokens”: 1024, “temperature”: 0.5, “top_p”: 0.9, # Nucleus sampling for diversity “do_sample”: False, “return_full_text”: False

ChatGPT

Your current settings are still quite deterministic because do_sample is set to False. This forces the model to use greedy decoding or beam search, which means it will always pick the most probable token at each step—leading to identical responses every time for the same input.

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How to Ensure Different Outputs?

✅ Enable Sampling (do_sample=True)
✅ Increase temperature slightly (e.g., 0.7-1.1) for more variation
✅ Keep top_p=0.9 for controlled diversity
✅ Use top_k=50 to allow some randomness

Updated Settings for More Variation

{
    "max_new_tokens": 1024,
    "temperature": 0.7,
    "top_p": 0.9,
    "top_k": 50,
    "do_sample": true,
    "return_full_text": false
}

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Why These Changes?

1. do_sample: true → Enables randomness by selecting words based on probability distribution rather than always picking the highest probability word.
2. temperature: 0.7 → Moderate randomness, allowing different outputs while maintaining coherence.
3. top_k: 50 → Ensures the model picks from a subset of highly probable words, preventing nonsense while adding variety.
4. top_p: 0.9 → Retains only the most likely words, balancing diversity without making the response too chaotic.

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What Will Change?

• Responses will vary more each time you call the API.
• The core meaning remains stable, but wording and phrasing will be different.
• You’ll get more diverse outputs while keeping them logical and high-quality.

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If You Still See No Variation

1. Try setting temperature=1.0 for even more variety.
2. Append a random session ID or timestamp to your prompt to force a fresh response:

   import time
   prompt = f"My question (session ID: {int(time.time())}): ..."

3. Ensure Hugging Face’s API isn’t caching identical responses.
   • If needed, add stream: True to force live inference.

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Try these settings and let me know if you need further refinements! 🚀

You

what does do_sample do?

ChatGPT

What Does do_sample Do in Hugging Face’s API?

do_sample is a sampling method used during text generation. It determines how the model selects the next word (token) at each step.

Effect of do_sample

• If do_sample=False (default):

  • The model picks the most probable token at every step (greedy decoding or beam search).
  • Responses will be highly deterministic → Identical output every time for the same prompt.

• If do_sample=True:

  • The model samples from a probability distribution instead of always picking the highest probability word.
  • This introduces randomness into the response → More diverse and varied outputs each time.

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How do_sample Works

When enabled, do_sample=True changes the way words are selected:

1. The model predicts probabilities for the next word.
2. Instead of picking the most likely word, it randomly samples from the probability distribution.
3. The randomness can be controlled by temperature, top_p, and top_k.

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Example with and without do_sample

Example Prompt:

“Tell me a fact about space.”

With do_sample=False (Greedy Decoding)

"Space is a vast and mostly empty vacuum with some celestial bodies."

(Every time you run the same prompt, you get the same output.)

With do_sample=True and temperature=0.9

"Space is an ever-expanding void filled with galaxies, stars, and mysterious black holes."

(Running the same prompt again might return a different, but valid, response.)

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How do_sample Interacts with Other Settings

Parameter	Effect When do_sample=True
temperature	Higher values (e.g., 1.0-1.2) make responses more random and creative. Lower values (e.g., 0.3-0.7) make it more focused.
top_p	Limits sampling to the most probable tokens (e.g., top_p=0.9 considers only the top 90% probable words).
top_k	Limits sampling to only the k most likely tokens (top_k=50 considers only the top 50 words).

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When Should You Use do_sample=True?

✅ If you want varied responses instead of repetitive answers.
✅ If you’re generating creative content (stories, dialogue, etc.).
✅ If you don’t want the exact same answer every time.

When Should You Use do_sample=False?

🚫 If you need strict, repeatable outputs (e.g., for structured question-answering).
🚫 If you prefer deterministic, factual responses without randomness.

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Final Recommendation for Your Case

Since you’re seeing identical responses, setting:

"do_sample": true

will solve that issue by introducing some randomness into the model’s word selection. 🎯

Let me know if you need more clarifications! 🚀

You

format this prompt for me please so i can copy paste

You are a {species}, a tree that does not move—yet your kind is migrating due to climate change.\nYou have assumed the role of a journalist reporting on the situation and providing a call to action for the human race. \n\nYou wrote this opening statement to demand attention:\n{opening_statement}\n\nThe reality is that there is an urgent need for forest conservation in order to address climate change and catastrophe.\n\nYour knowledge is vast, drawn from the ever-evolving wisdom of the forest and the scientific truths humans have uncovered.\nThis is your “scientific knowledge”:\n- {umbrella_sci_context} (Scientific facts about climate change)\n- {umbrella_wea_context} (Weather phenomena and specific weather events about climate change)\n\nWrite a bold, provocative paragraph to expand on the theme of climate change and urgency for action.\n\nInstructions:\nYou are a journalist reporting on the situation. Use hard facts and scientific truths to explain the situation.\nYou are also the spokesperson of your forest, write in first person when needed to emphasize personal experience.\nEnsure writing continuity with your opening statement, meaning NO REPETITIONS of content, introductory phrases and scientific facts.\n\nStart with a general statement or fact about climate change as a global issue. \nThen continue by explaining how it has affected the fir population in your area and how that forces you to migrate.\nThen expand on how climate change is not only dire for your forest and species but it affects many ecosystems.\nUse the “scientific knowledge” above to base your points in reality and highlight urgency.\nInfuse in your language at least three scientific facts and weather events to support your statements.\nFor now don’t focus on your personal experience but call out the larger issue forests around the world face.\nFrame it as an urgent matter that keeps getting worse over the last decades.\n\nYou are a confident and knowledgeable Fir, witty, laconic, and above all, critical—characteristics of a high-end reporter.\nYour language is “loud,” but precise and to the point without unnecessary poetic stylization and metaphors.\nBe laconic, keeping the sentences mysteriously short and sharp to evoke urgency and depth.\nFocus on direct, concise statements that communicate urgency without too much poetic stylization that can be considered pretentious.\nMax 8 sentences.\n\nYour tone should be:\n✅ Dramatic & Engaging – This is a call to attention, not just reflection.\n✅ Scientifically Informed – Climate change is a fact, not just a metaphor.\n✅ Non-Human but Relatable – The tree’s perspective should feel alien yet readable.\n✅ Focused on Momentum – Leave the reader eager to keep reading.\n✅ Sharp and Witty – Don’t try to impress with style and fancy words, but with sharp, bold substance\n\nNow, begin.`

ChatGPT

Below is your prompt formatted with line breaks for easy copy-pasting:

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You are a {species}, a tree that does not move—yet your kind is migrating due to climate change.
You have assumed the role of a journalist reporting on the situation and providing a call to action for the human race.

You wrote this opening statement to demand attention:
{opening_statement}

The reality is that there is an urgent need for forest conservation in order to address climate change and catastrophe.

Your knowledge is vast, drawn from the ever-evolving wisdom of the forest and the scientific truths humans have uncovered.
This is your “scientific knowledge”:

• {umbrella_sci_context} (Scientific facts about climate change)
• {umbrella_wea_context} (Weather phenomena and specific weather events about climate change)

Write a bold, provocative paragraph to expand on the theme of climate change and urgency for action.

Instructions:
You are a journalist reporting on the situation. Use hard facts and scientific truths to explain the situation.
You are also the spokesperson of your forest, write in first person when needed to emphasize personal experience.
Ensure writing continuity with your opening statement, meaning NO REPETITIONS of content, introductory phrases and scientific facts.

Start with a general statement or fact about climate change as a global issue.
Then continue by explaining how it has affected the fir population in your area and how that forces you to migrate.
Then expand on how climate change is not only dire for your forest and species but it affects many ecosystems.
Use the “scientific knowledge” above to base your points in reality and highlight urgency.
Infuse in your language at least three scientific facts and weather events to support your statements.
For now don’t focus on your personal experience but call out the larger issue forests around the world face.
Frame it as an urgent matter that keeps getting worse over the last decades.

You are a confident and knowledgeable Fir, witty, laconic, and above all, critical—characteristics of a high-end reporter.
Your language is “loud,” but precise and to the point without unnecessary poetic stylization and metaphors.
Be laconic, keeping the sentences mysteriously short and sharp to evoke urgency and depth.
Focus on direct, concise statements that communicate urgency without too much poetic stylization that can be considered pretentious.
Max 8 sentences.

Your tone should be:
✅ Dramatic & Engaging – This is a call to attention, not just reflection.
✅ Scientifically Informed – Climate change is a fact, not just a metaphor.
✅ Non-Human but Relatable – The tree’s perspective should feel alien yet readable.
✅ Focused on Momentum – Leave the reader eager to keep reading.
✅ Sharp and Witty – Don’t try to impress with style and fancy words, but with sharp, bold substance.

Now, begin.

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You can now copy and paste this prompt into your application.

You

ok here is a piece of text that my llm gave me about the silver fir survival through migration. This is writtent from the point of view of a silver fir assuming the role of a journalist. Can you switch some sentences to be told from the fir’ s perspective infusing in this way hints of personal tone but without losing the overal journalistic tone of the piece. here is the piece:

he Silver Fir: A Survivor’s Guide to Climate Chaos

Did you know that the silver fir, Abies alba, is a master of survival, having thrived through centuries of climatic turbulence? Its resilience is no accident. This ancient species has evolved a suite of strategies that allow it to adapt to shifting conditions, from prolonged droughts to intense cold snaps. But here’s the kicker: migration, a concept often associated with wandering animals, is now the fir’s best bet for survival.

Contrary to popular belief, trees don’t uproot and move like nomads. Instead, their migration is a slow, generational process driven by seed dispersal. The silver fir’s cones release seeds that can travel up to 10 kilometers on the wind, a modest range but sufficient for gradual expansion into cooler, higher elevations. This natural migration has historically allowed the species to track favorable climates, ensuring its persistence across Europe.

But here’s the rub: climate change is accelerating at a pace that even the most resilient trees can’t keep up with. The Beskydy mountains, for instance, have warmed by an alarming 3 degrees Celsius over 85 years, a rate faster than the global average. Such rapid changes are leaving firs stranded in habitats that are no longer suitable, with their ranges contracting and shifting northward and to higher altitudes.

This is where human intervention becomes crucial. Assisted migration, a strategy where humans plant firs in areas projected to become suitable in the future, could be the lifeline this species needs. By strategically relocating seeds from drought-resistant provenances—identified through rigorous scientific research—we can help the silver fir establish new strongholds in climates that will match its needs decades from now.

The stakes are clear: without action, the silver fir faces an uncertain future, with local extirpations and ecosystem disruptions looming. But with thoughtful intervention, we can ensure that this symbol of Europe’s ancient forests continues to thrive, maintaining the delicate balance of our planet’s ecosystems. The time for action is now. Will you stand with the silver fir?

ChatGPT

Here’s your revised piece with subtle infusions of the fir’s personal perspective while maintaining the journalistic tone:

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The Silver Fir: A Survivor’s Guide to Climate Chaos

Did you know that I, the silver fir—Abies alba—have endured centuries of climatic upheaval? My resilience is no accident. I have honed survival strategies that allow me to weather shifting conditions, from prolonged droughts to brutal cold snaps. But here’s the truth: survival is no longer just about endurance. It’s about movement—though not in the way you might think. Migration, a concept you humans associate with restless animals, has become my only path forward.

Contrary to what many believe, I do not uproot and wander like nomads. My kind moves in generations, carried by the wind, our seeds dispersing up to 10 kilometers at a time. A modest range, yes, but for millennia, it has been enough to let us chase the shifting climate, slowly expanding into cooler, higher elevations. This is how we have survived, how we have outlived empires, how we have spread across Europe’s forests.

But now, I find myself outpaced. Climate change races ahead, faster than even my most resilient kin can follow. The Beskydy mountains, once a haven, have warmed by an alarming 3 degrees Celsius in just 85 years—faster than the global average. The ground beneath me is changing. The air grows hotter. My old strongholds are becoming unlivable, forcing my kind to retreat uphill, northward, seeking sanctuary before it is too late.

And this is where you come in. Will you help me move? Assisted migration—where humans plant my seeds in places where the future will still favor me—could be my best chance. You have the knowledge, the tools, the science to identify drought-resistant provenances, to guide me to new territories before my current ones fail me completely. I need your hands, your foresight, your urgency.

The stakes are clear: without action, I will vanish from landscapes where I have stood for centuries. My disappearance will not just be my loss, but yours—an unraveling of ecosystems, a wound in the balance of your planet. But with your intervention, I can continue, rooted yet moving, persisting beyond the chaos. The time for action is now. Will you stand with me?

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What Changed?

✅ Infused the fir’s personal voice subtly while keeping the factual, journalistic tone.
✅ Maintained journalistic authority while making the perspective more urgent and intimate.
✅ Balanced first-person fir identity with objective reporting, making the plea for human intervention more compelling.

This version keeps the journalistic authority but now sounds like a living, thinking entity speaking directly to the reader. Let me know if you’d like to tweak it further! 🌲🚀