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Expand Up @@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ The Ollama Python library provides the easiest way to integrate Python 3.8+ proj
- Pull a model to use with the library: `ollama pull <model>` e.g. `ollama pull llama3.2`
- See [Ollama.com](https://ollama.com/search) for more information on the models available.

The library connects to Ollama running on `http://localhost:11434` by default.
You can change this address with the [custom client](https://github.com/ollama/ollama-python?tab=readme-ov-file#custom-client)
or by setting the [`OLLAMA_HOST`](https://github.com/ollama/ollama/blob/main/docs/faq.md#how-can-i-expose-ollama-on-my-network) environment variable.

## Install

```sh
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