Local Setup

Python Setup

This is assuming you are using pipenv to manage your virtual environment (pip install --user pipenv).

:> pipenv shell # Activate your project's pipenv
:> pipenv install # Install python packages

Start the Flask API server

:> python3 project/path/carole/app.py

Frontend Setup

Make sure you have node and npm installed.

:> npm install
:> npm run dev

Running the scraper

This shouldn't be necessary yet since the data is just saved as a json file, but adding it here for documentation and if we want to add more spiders in the future.

# from the carole/biddy/biddy directory
:> scrapy crawl biddyspider

Carole the Tarot RAG

This project was started so that I could learn more about using the OpenAI API to generate responses, and to interpret my occasional tarot readings with Carole.

The app will:

• Accept user input (tarot cards drawn, their order, spread used, and question asked).
• Retrieve relevant information about the tarot cards from specific websites like Biddy Tarot.
• Use OpenAI’s API to generate an interpretation based on the retrieved information.

Tools

• Python: For backend processing, handling the logic, and API interactions.
• JavaScript: For building the frontend and providing user interaction.
• OpenAI API: To generate meaningful interpretations using GPT models.
• Web Scraping: To fetch information from tarot websites (e.g., Biddy Tarot).