Update/notebooks

[calderonjesus]

What changes are you trying to make? (e.g. Adding or removing code, refactoring existing code, adding reports)

This pull request primarily updates the introductory lab notebooks by cleaning up outputs, improving code clarity, and enhancing documentation formatting. It also removes the .python-version file, which specified the Python version for the environment.

Jupyter Notebook Cleanup and Improvements

• Removed all cell outputs and set execution_count to null throughout 01_1_introduction.ipynb and 01_3_local_model.ipynb to provide a clean, ready-to-run notebook experience for learners. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]

• Updated notebook metadata to reflect Python version 3.12.7 and clarified the kernel display name. [1] [2]

Code and Documentation Enhancements

• Improved code examples and documentation in 01_1_introduction.ipynb by:
  • Replacing commented code blocks with properly formatted markdown code blocks for better readability. [1] [2]
  • Refactoring OpenAI client instantiation logic to use environment variables for configuration, making the code more flexible and production-ready. [1] [2]

Environment Configuration

• Removed the .python-version file, which previously pinned the Python version to 3.12. This change may impact environments that relied on this file for version management.

What did you learn from the changes you have made?

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Was there another approach you were thinking about making? If so, what approach(es) were you thinking of?

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Were there any challenges? If so, what issue(s) did you face? How did you overcome it?

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How were these changes tested?

Ran all notebooks using the API Gateway and direct OpenAI API connection.

A reference to a related issue in your repository (if applicable)

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Checklist

• [X ] I can confirm that my changes are working as intended

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[vishnouvina]

Do we want to keep the MCP content ?
I can see that we've gotten rid of the ngrok auth token and the mcp url, so 06_1_mcp.ipynb is probably outdated now.

[calderonjesus]

Do we want to keep the MCP content ? I can see that we've gotten rid of the ngrok auth token and the mcp url, so 06_1_mcp.ipynb is probably outdated now.

Thank you, @vishnouvina . Yes, we need to update the MCP portion of the repo. I opened Issue #165 to remind us of this item.