Prompt Engineering Workshop

Welcome to Prompt Engineering Workshop, a hands-on workshop where you'll learn to run and use prompts using Ollama.

🎯 Goals

By the end of this workshop, you will:

• Run and interact with language models locally using the ollama CLI
• Use Python (chatbot.py) to call Ollama’s API
• Will have good knowledge around prompt engineering which will make your interaction with LLMs easier

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🧰 Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following installed before the workshop:

• Python 3.10+
• Ollama (with at least one model pulled locally, like qwen3:0.6b)
• Git
• A GitHub account

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🚀 Getting Started

1. Fork this repository to your own GitHub account.

2. Clone your fork to your local machine:

   git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/prompt-engineering-workshop.git
   cd prompt-engineering-workshop

3. Install dependencies:

   python3 -m venv .venv
   source ./venv/bin/activate
   pip install -r requirements.txt

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🛠 Example Ollama CLI Commands

• Pull a model:

  ollama pull qwen3:0.6b

  or

  ollama pull gemma2:2b

  or

  ollama pull tinyllama:1.1b 

• Run a prompt:

  ollama run qwen3:0.6b "What is the capital of Peru?"

• Summarize a file:

  ollama run qwen3:0.6b "Summarize this file: $(cat README.md)"

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💬 Help & Questions

If you get stuck:

• Check your local ollama service: http://localhost:11434
• Ask your workshop host or teammates!
• Or open a GitHub Issue if it's repo-related.

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Enjoy the chaos. Herd your llamas.