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LangChain in your Pocket
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LangChain in your Pocket

by Mehul Gupta
May 2024
Beginner
152 pages
3h 24m
English
Packt Publishing
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Chapter 7: OutputParsers and Memory

It’s time we talk about the OutputParsers and Memory modules of LangChain. As we have been briefed about every module, OutputParsers help you achieve a desired output format to avoid any random format, which is a usual case with LLMs. On the other hand, Memory helps the LLM remember past conversations, which is very similar to what we have in ChatGPT. So, let’s get started:

7.1 OutputParsers

OutputParsers can be considered as an add-on that helps you structure your output by following two ways (internally):

 

  1. By adding an instruction within the prompt. So, if you wish to have a list output, A prefix or suffix is added to your original prompt by LangChain.
  2. Once the output is generated, a function is called ...
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ISBN: 9781836201250