Quick Start Guide

The first thing you’ll need to do to get started is install ChatterBot.

pip install chatterbot

See Installation for options for alternative installation methods.

Create a new chat bot

from chatterbot import ChatBot
chatbot = ChatBot("Ron Obvious")

Note

The only required parameter for the ChatBot is a name. This can be anything you want.

Training your ChatBot

After creating a new ChatterBot instance it is also possible to train the bot. Training is a good way to ensure that the bot starts off with knowledge about specific responses. The current training method takes a list of statements that represent a conversation. Additional notes on training can be found in the Training documentation.

Note

Training is not required but it is recommended.

from chatterbot.trainers import ListTrainer

conversation = [
    "Hello",
    "Hi there!",
    "How are you doing?",
    "I'm doing great.",
    "That is good to hear",
    "Thank you.",
    "You're welcome."
]

trainer = ListTrainer(chatbot)

trainer.train(conversation)

Get a response

response = chatbot.get_response("Good morning!")
print(response)