Agent Frameworks
What is the Anthropic SDK for Python and how do you install it?
QUICK ANSWER
The Anthropic Python SDK is the official package for interacting with Claude. Install it using pip: 'pip install anthropic'.
Installation Command
pip install anthropic
Quick Usage
from anthropic import Anthropic
client = Anthropic(api_key="your-api-key")
message = client.messages.create(
model="claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022",
max_tokens=1024,
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello, Claude!"}]
)
print(message.content[0].text)
Verified against: Anthropic Python SDK v0.39.0