Build a Question & Answer Website with OpenAI and Django - Beginner's Guide

To create a website that uses OpenAI to ask and answer questions, we'll be using the Django web framework in Python. Here's a beginner-friendly guide to get you started:

1. Install Django: If you don't have Django installed, you can do so using pip. Open a terminal or command prompt and type:

pip install django

2. Create a New Django Project: Navigate to the directory where you want to create the project and run:

django-admin startproject openai_website

This will create a Django project called 'openai_website' in the current directory.

3. Create a Django App: Navigate to the project directory ('openai_website') and type:

python manage.py startapp qa

This creates a Django app called 'qa' within the project.

4. Create HTML Templates: We'll need two HTML templates: one for the question form and one for the answer page.

• Create a directory named 'templates' inside the 'qa' app directory.
• Within 'templates', create two HTML files: 'question_form.html' and 'answer_page.html'.

5. Write Python Code: Open the 'views.py' file within the 'qa' app directory and add the following code:

from django.shortcuts import render
import openai

def question_form(request):
    return render(request, 'question_form.html')

def answer_question(request):
    question = request.POST['question']
    openai.api_key = 'YOUR_API_KEY'
    response = openai.Completion.create(engine='davinci', prompt=question, max_tokens=1024, n=1, stop=None, temperature=0.5)
    answer = response.choices[0].text.strip()
    return render(request, 'answer_page.html', {'answer': answer})

6. Update urls.py: Update the 'urls.py' file within the 'qa' app directory to map the URLs to the views:

from django.urls import path
from . import views

urlpatterns = [
    path('', views.question_form, name='question_form'),
    path('answer/', views.answer_question, name='answer_question'),
]

7. Run the Server: Navigate to the project directory ('openai_website') and type:

python manage.py runserver

This starts the server. You can access the website by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:8000.

This is a basic starting point. Remember to replace 'YOUR_API_KEY' with your actual OpenAI API key. You can get an API key from https://beta.openai.com/account/api-keys.