Roucher: smolagents core agents.py file is under 1,000 lines
Aymeric (Emmerich) · smol agents are all you need · Feb 13, 2025 · at 3:40
Aymeric Roucher of Hugging Face explains the minimalist design philosophy behind the smolagents framework.
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“The main file in it, the agents.py file that we have at the core of the library is under the 1000 lines of code.”
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