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Summarizing
In this lesson, you will summarize text with a focus on specific topics.

Setup
In [1]: import openai
import os

from dotenv import load_dotenv, find_dotenv

_ = load_dotenv(find_dotenv()) # read local .env file

openai.api_key = os.getenv('OPENAI_API_KEY')

In [2]: def get_completion(prompt, model="gpt-3.5-turbo"): # Andrew mentioned that the prompt/ completion paradigm is prefera
messages = [{"role": "user", "content": prompt}]
response = openai.ChatCompletion.create(
model=model,
messages=messages,
temperature=0, # this is the degree of randomness of the model's output
)
return response.choices[0].message["content"]

Text to summarize
In [3]: prod_review = """
Got this panda plush toy for my daughter's birthday, \
who loves it and takes it everywhere. It's soft and \
super cute, and its face has a friendly look. It's \
a bit small for what I paid though. I think there \
might be other options that are bigger for the \
same price. It arrived a day earlier than expected, \
so I got to play with it myself before I gave it \

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to her.
"""

Summarize with a word/sentence/character limit

In [4]: prompt = f"""
Your task is to generate a short summary of a product \
review from an ecommerce site.

Summarize the review below, delimited by triple

backticks, in at most 30 words.

Review: ```{prod_review}```
"""

response = get_completion(prompt)
print(response)

Soft, cute panda plush toy loved by daughter, but smaller than expected for the price. Arrived early, friendly face.

Summarize with a focus on shipping and delivery

In [5]: prompt = f"""
Your task is to generate a short summary of a product \
review from an ecommerce site to give feedback to the \
Shipping deparmtment.

Summarize the review below, delimited by triple

backticks, in at most 30 words, and focusing on any aspects \
that mention shipping and delivery of the product.

Review: ```{prod_review}```
"""

response = get_completion(prompt)
print(response)

The customer was pleased with the early delivery of the panda plush toy, but felt it was slightly small for the price
paid.

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Summarize with a focus on price and value

In [7]: prompt = f"""
Your task is to generate a short summary of a product \
review from an ecommerce site to give feedback to the \
pricing deparmtment, responsible for determining the \
price of the product.

Summarize the review below, delimited by triple

backticks, in at most 30 words, and focusing on any aspects \
that are relevant to the price and perceived value.

Review: ```{prod_review}```
"""

response = get_completion(prompt)
print(response)

The panda plush toy is loved for its softness and cuteness, but some customers feel it's a bit small for the price.

Comment
Summaries include topics that are not related to the topic of focus.

Try "extract" instead of "summarize"

In [8]: prompt = f"""
Your task is to extract relevant information from \
a product review from an ecommerce site to give \
feedback to the Shipping department.

From the review below, delimited by triple quotes \

extract the information relevant to shipping and \
delivery. Limit to 30 words.

Review: ```{prod_review}```
"""

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response = get_completion(prompt)
print(response)

Feedback: The product arrived a day earlier than expected, which was a pleasant surprise. Customers may prefer larger
options for the same price.

Summarize multiple product reviews

In [9]: review_1 = prod_review

# review for a standing lamp

review_2 = """
Needed a nice lamp for my bedroom, and this one \
had additional storage and not too high of a price \
point. Got it fast - arrived in 2 days. The string \
to the lamp broke during the transit and the company \
happily sent over a new one. Came within a few days \
as well. It was easy to put together. Then I had a \
missing part, so I contacted their support and they \
very quickly got me the missing piece! Seems to me \
to be a great company that cares about their customers \
and products.
"""

# review for an electric toothbrush

review_3 = """
My dental hygienist recommended an electric toothbrush, \
which is why I got this. The battery life seems to be \
pretty impressive so far. After initial charging and \
leaving the charger plugged in for the first week to \
condition the battery, I've unplugged the charger and \
been using it for twice daily brushing for the last \
3 weeks all on the same charge. But the toothbrush head \
is too small. I’ve seen baby toothbrushes bigger than \
this one. I wish the head was bigger with different \
length bristles to get between teeth better because \
this one doesn’t. Overall if you can get this one \
around the $50 mark, it's a good deal. The manufactuer's \
replacements heads are pretty expensive, but you can \
get generic ones that're more reasonably priced. This \
toothbrush makes me feel like I've been to the dentist \

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every day. My teeth feel sparkly clean!

"""

# review for a blender

review_4 = """
So, they still had the 17 piece system on seasonal \
sale for around $49 in the month of November, about \
half off, but for some reason (call it price gouging) \
around the second week of December the prices all went \
up to about anywhere from between $70-$89 for the same \
system. And the 11 piece system went up around $10 or \
so in price also from the earlier sale price of $29. \
So it looks okay, but if you look at the base, the part \
where the blade locks into place doesn’t look as good \
as in previous editions from a few years ago, but I \
plan to be very gentle with it (example, I crush \
very hard items like beans, ice, rice, etc. in the \
blender first then pulverize them in the serving size \
I want in the blender then switch to the whipping \
blade for a finer flour, and use the cross cutting blade \
first when making smoothies, then use the flat blade \
if I need them finer/less pulpy). Special tip when making \
smoothies, finely cut and freeze the fruits and \
vegetables (if using spinach-lightly stew soften the \
spinach then freeze until ready for use-and if making \
sorbet, use a small to medium sized food processor) \
that you plan to use that way you can avoid adding so \
much ice if at all-when making your smoothie. \
After about a year, the motor was making a funny noise. \
I called customer service but the warranty expired \
already, so I had to buy another one. FYI: The overall \
quality has gone done in these types of products, so \
they are kind of counting on brand recognition and \
consumer loyalty to maintain sales. Got it in about \
two days.
"""

reviews = [review_1, review_2, review_3, review_4]

In [10]: for i in range(len(reviews)):

prompt = f"""
Your task is to generate a short summary of a product \

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review from an ecommerce site.

Summarize the review below, delimited by triple \

backticks in at most 20 words.

Review: ```{reviews[i]}```
"""

response = get_completion(prompt)
print(i, response, "\n")

0 Summary:
Adorable panda plush loved by daughter, but small for price. Arrived early, soft and cute.

1 Great lamp with storage, fast delivery, excellent customer service for missing parts. Company cares about customer
s.

2 Impressive battery life, small brush head, good deal for $50, generic replacement heads available, leaves teeth fee
ling clean.

3 17-piece system on sale for $49, quality decline, motor issue after a year, price increase, customer service, brand
loyalty.

Try experimenting on your own!

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