Programming your conversation application

So, now we're ready to start developing an application to make use of your trained Watson conversation. For this, we're going to use Python, and we're less concerned with the proper structuring of the application as a whole than with the structuring of your calls to the Watson Assistant services. However, before we begin, we need to get the Python SDK for Watson. If you don't already have Python installed, go to https://www.python.org/.

Once you have Python installed, you should be able to use the PIP tool to download and install the Watson SDK by issuing the following command in a terminal window:

pip install --upgrade ibm-watson

There are occasions where you may run into permission errors when you ...

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