How can I start a new chat with custom chat history in the new Google Gen AI SDK? (python)

jkirstaetter · December 16, 2024, 3:32pm

Hi,

Welcome to the forum.

According to the source code on GitHub

googleapis/python-genai/blob/cf3c476ea300acc09b514d23b5f1f08c05efce60/google/genai/chats.py#L99


      
          """A util class to create chat sessions."""
          
          def __init__(self, modules: Models):
            self._modules = modules
          
          def create(
              self,
              *,
              model: str,
              config: GenerateContentConfigOrDict = None,
              history: Optional[list[Content]] = None,
          ) -> Chat:
            """Creates a new chat session.
          
            Args:
              model: The model to use for the chat.
              config: The configuration to use for the generate content request.
              history: The history to use for the chat.
          
            Returns:
              A new chat session.

There is an optional parameter history that you could use.

Hope this helps.

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