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dspy.You

Wrapper around You.com's conversational Smart and Research APIs.

Each API endpoint is designed to generate conversational responses to a variety of query types, including inline citations and web results when relevant.

Smart Mode:

  • Quick, reliable answers for a variety of questions
  • Cites the entire web page URL

Research Mode:

  • In-depth answers with extensive citations for a variety of questions
  • Cites the specific web page snippet relevant to the claim

For more information, check out the documentations at https://documentation.you.com/api-reference/.

Constructor​

You(
    endpoint: Literal["smart", "research"] = "smart",
    ydc_api_key: Optional[str] = None,
)

Parameters:

  • endpoint: You.com conversational endpoints. Choose from "smart" or "research"
  • ydc_api_key: You.com API key, if YDC_API_KEY is not set in the environment

Usage​

Obtain a You.com API key from https://api.you.com/.

Export this key to an environment variable YDC_API_KEY.

import dspy

# The API key is inferred from the `YDC_API_KEY` environment variable
lm = dspy.You(endpoint="smart")