🤖 Minimal Gemini API Console Chat

A minimal Python console chat application using Google's Gemini API.

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✨ Features

• 💬 Simple console chat with Google Gemini AI
• 🔐 Secure API key management using .env file
• ⚡ Fast and lightweight
• 🛡️ Basic error handling

🚀 Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Python 3.7 or higher
• Google Gemini API key

Installation

1. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

2. Set up your API key:

   copy .env.template .env

   Then edit .env and add your actual API key

3. Run the chat:

   python chat_bot.py

   Or double-click run_chat.bat

🎮 Usage

• Type messages to chat with Gemini
• Type quit, exit, or bye to exit
• Press Ctrl+C to force exit

📁 Project Structure

gemini-api-chatbol-python/
├── chat_bot.py          # Main chat application
├── .env                 # Your API key (create from template)
├── .env.template        # Template for API key setup
├── .gitignore          # Git ignore file
├── requirements.txt     # Python dependencies
├── run_chat.bat        # Windows launcher
└── README.md           # This file

🔧 Configuration

1. Copy .env.template to .env
2. Add your Gemini API key to the .env file:

   GEMINI_API_KEY=your_actual_api_key_here
   

📦 Dependencies

• google-generativeai: Official Google Generative AI Python client
• python-dotenv: Load environment variables from .env file

� Troubleshooting

• API Key Error: Make sure .env file exists with correct API key
• Rate Limit: Wait a few minutes if you see quota exceeded errors
• Import Error: Run pip install -r requirements.txt

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