initialize_client() — langchain Function Reference

Architecture documentation for the initialize_client() function in _utilities.py from the langchain codebase.

Function python LangChainCore ApiManagement

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Dependency Diagram

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Source Code

libs/partners/exa/langchain_exa/_utilities.py lines 7–17

def initialize_client(values: dict) -> dict:
    """Initialize the client."""
    exa_api_key = values.get("exa_api_key") or os.environ.get("EXA_API_KEY") or ""
    values["exa_api_key"] = convert_to_secret_str(exa_api_key)
    args = {
        "api_key": values["exa_api_key"].get_secret_value(),
    }
    if values.get("exa_base_url"):
        args["base_url"] = values["exa_base_url"]
    values["client"] = Exa(**args)
    return values