LLMs In Production

A repository for the book LLMs in Production with Manning Publications

Chapter listings will be kept here.

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How to use this repo

Create an environment and install dependencies:

make setup

This will create an environment for each chapter, named after the chapter directory, e.g. chapter_1.

Activate environment:

conda activate llmbook

Deactivate environment:

conda deactivate

Run linters and formatters:

make lint

Run Tests:

make test

Remove all environments:

make clean

Additional notes

If necessary, each chapter will contain its own README.md file with additional setup instructions.

Some listings are boilerplates and are not intended to be ran. When possible, examples are given that can be ran for additional context.

All scripts are designed to be ran from project root, e.g. python chapters/chapter_1/listing_1.1.py

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Citation

If you find this book or code useful for your research, please consider citing it. Chicago-style citation:

Christopher Brousseau and Matthew Sharp. LLMs in Production: From Language Models to Successful Products. Manning, 2025. ISBN: 978-81633437203.