LiteLLM Tutorial to Call Any LLM with API Locally

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name: litellm-tutorial-to-call-any-llm-with-api-locally
version: "1.0.0"
description: "LiteLLM: Unified API for accessing multiple LLMs"
source: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x3F5ZHxVJI"
tags: [LiteLLM, VS Code, AWS CLI, pip]
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# LiteLLM Tutorial to Call Any LLM with API Locally

> Auto-generated from: LiteLLM Tutorial to Call Any LLM with API Locally by Fahd Mirza

## Prerequisites
- Python 3.7+
- LiteLLM library
- API keys for the LLMs you want to use (e.g., OpenAI, Cohere, HuggingFace)

## Quick Start
1. `git clone <repository_url>`
2. `cd <repository_directory>`
3. `python -m venv venv`
4. `source venv/bin/activate  # On Linux/macOS`
5. `venv\Scripts\activate  # On Windows`
6. `pip install litellm`
7. `Create .env file with API keys`
8. `python main.py`

## What You Get
- Content Type: tool
- Difficulty: beginner
- Tools: LiteLLM, VS Code, AWS CLI, pip