Generate Code Snippets with LLMs

Background

This prompt tests an LLM's code generation capabilities by prompting it to generate the corresponding code snippet given details about the program through a comment using /* <instruction> */.

Prompt

prompt.txt

/*
Ask the user for their name and say "Hello"
*/

Code / API

file.py

from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI()
 
response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="gpt-4",
    messages=[
        {
        "role": "user",
        "content": "/*\nAsk the user for their name and say \"Hello\"\n*/"
        }
    ],
    temperature=1,
    max_tokens=1000,
    top_p=1,
    frequency_penalty=0,
    presence_penalty=0
)

Reference

Prompt Engineering Guide (opens in a new tab) (16 March 2023)

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