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Evan Mattson 1a84cb64b2 Python: prompt template config and kernel args support for agents (#10298)
### Motivation and Context

To bring the SK Python framework closer to .Net parity, we need to
support the ability to specify a prompt template config and kernel
arguments for ChatCompletion Agents as well as for Assistant Agents.

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### Description

This PR adds support for:
- being able to specify a prompt template config for SK agents.
- allows kernel arguments to be passed to the agent as well as during
invoke - invoke args, similar to other kwargs, take precedence over
agent level config.
- adds test coverage
- creates agent templating samples for both ChatCompletionAgents and
OpenAI/AzureAssistantAgents
- closes #8022 
- closes #8699

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SK Python Documentation Examples

This project contains a collection of examples used in documentation on learn.microsoft.com.

Prerequisites

  • Python 3.10 and above
  • Install Semantic Kernel through PyPi:
    pip install semantic-kernel
    

Configuring the sample

The samples can be configured with a .env file in the project which holds api keys and other secrets and configurations.

Make sure you have an Open AI API Key or Azure Open AI service key

Copy the .env.example file to a new file named .env. Then, copy those keys into the .env file:

GLOBAL_LLM_SERVICE="OpenAI" # Toggle between "OpenAI" or "AzureOpenAI"

OPENAI_CHAT_MODEL_ID="gpt-3.5-turbo-0125"
OPENAI_TEXT_MODEL_ID="gpt-3.5-turbo-instruct"
OPENAI_API_KEY=""
OPENAI_ORG_ID=""

AZURE_OPENAI_CHAT_DEPLOYMENT_NAME="gpt-35-turbo"
AZURE_OPENAI_TEXT_DEPLOYMENT_NAME="gpt-35-turbo-instruct"
AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT=""
AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY=""
AZURE_OPENAI_API_VERSION=""

Note: if running the examples with VSCode, it will look for your .env file at the main root of the repository.

Running the sample

To run the console application within Visual Studio Code, just hit F5. Otherwise the sample can be run via the command line:

python.exe <absolute_path_to_sk_code>/python/samples/documentation_examples/planner.py