format() — langchain Function Reference

Architecture documentation for the format() function in dict.py from the langchain codebase.

Function python PromptManagement ExampleSelection calls 1 called by 2

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  bb0b608c_59c9_0fe2_d2b0_9aac161c0550["format()"]
  99b61388_a110_30d7_e5b6_3ec6b66bc790["DictPromptTemplate"]
  bb0b608c_59c9_0fe2_d2b0_9aac161c0550 -->|defined in| 99b61388_a110_30d7_e5b6_3ec6b66bc790
  d48a69cd_ae11_f9bf_fb23_97098938b638["aformat()"]
  d48a69cd_ae11_f9bf_fb23_97098938b638 -->|calls| bb0b608c_59c9_0fe2_d2b0_9aac161c0550
  7c0e2e03_4dc8_1af5_a25e_fb968989eb1b["invoke()"]
  7c0e2e03_4dc8_1af5_a25e_fb968989eb1b -->|calls| bb0b608c_59c9_0fe2_d2b0_9aac161c0550
  f890c3fc_f11b_01fb_8c12_833f8396b4a5["_insert_input_variables()"]
  bb0b608c_59c9_0fe2_d2b0_9aac161c0550 -->|calls| f890c3fc_f11b_01fb_8c12_833f8396b4a5
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Source Code

libs/core/langchain_core/prompts/dict.py lines 34–40

    def format(self, **kwargs: Any) -> dict[str, Any]:
        """Format the prompt with the inputs.

        Returns:
            A formatted dict.
        """
        return _insert_input_variables(self.template, kwargs, self.template_format)