Gemini Terminal Chat

Overview

This project is a simple terminal-based chat application that interacts with Google's Gemini generative AI model using the google-generativeai Python package. Users can have a conversation with the Gemini model directly from the command line.

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Sujaz/gen_ai_terminal_chat.git
   cd gen_ai_terminal_chat/my-python-project
   

2. Install the required dependencies:

   pip install google-generativeai
   

Usage

Option 1: Run Locally

1. Set your Google Generative AI API key as an environment variable

   • On Windows Command Prompt:

     set API_KEY=your_api_key_here
     

   • On Windows PowerShell:

     $env:API_KEY="your_api_key_here"
     

   • On Git Bash or Linux/macOS terminal:

     export API_KEY=your_api_key_here
     

2. Run the chat application:

   python app.py
   

Option 2: Run with Docker

1. Build the Docker image:

   docker build -t genai-app .
   

2. Run the chat application using Docker:

   docker run -ti -e API_KEY=your_api_key_here genai-app
   

3. Start chatting!
   Type your messages and press Enter. Type exit to end the chat.

Example

Chat started with model: gemini-2.5-flash  Type 'exit' to end the chat.
You: Hello!
Gemini: Hello! How can I assist you today?
You: exit
Ending chat.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.