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df = pd.read_csv("employees.csv") summary = summarize_tabular_data(df, ["Name", "Age", "Salary"]) print(summary)

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#### Model Selection and Prompt Design

The choice of model matters. A 7‑billion‑parameter model such as llama3.1:7b is fast but may struggle with complex extraction tasks. For higher accuracy, use a larger model like llama3.1:70b or mixtral:8x7b. You can also fine‑tune a smaller model on a domain‑specific dataset to improve performance.

Prompt engineering is critical. Explicitly instruct the model to return JSON, specify the desired keys, and give an example of the expected format. This reduces hallucination and makes downstream parsing straightforward.

#### Handling Large Tables

When the dataset exceeds the context window, you can chunk the table by rows or by groups (e.g., by department). Process each chunk independently and aggregate the results. The local-llm-tools repository on GitHub (https://github.com/kliewerdaniel/local-llm-tools) provides utilities for chunking, sampling, and parallel API calls, which can speed up processing dramatically.

#### Security and Privacy Considerations

Because the data never leaves your machine, you retain full control over privacy. However, be mindful of the model’s training data: if the model has memorized sensitive patterns, there is a risk of leakage. Use a private, locally‑hosted instance and, if possible, a model that has been fine‑tuned on non‑sensitive data.

Implementing Advanced Ollama Workflows

The Ollama API is deceptively simple: a single HTTP endpoint that accepts JSON payloads and returns model responses. Yet, with a few tricks you can build sophisticated workflows that chain multiple models, handle retries, and stream results. This section walks through those techniques.

#### Basic API Interaction

A typical request looks like this:

```python import requests, json

def ask_ollama(prompt: str, model: str = "llama3.1:70b"): payload = { "model": model, "prompt": prompt, "stream": False, } response = requests.post("http://localhost:11434/api/generate", json=payload) return response.json()["response"]

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#### Streaming Responses

For long outputs, streaming reduces latency. Set "stream": True and read the response line‑by‑line:

```python def ask_ollama_stream(prompt: str, model: str = "llama3.1:70b"): payload = { "model": model, "prompt": prompt, "stream": True, } response = requests.post("http://localhost:11434/api/generate", json=payload, stream=True) for line in response.iter_lines(): if line: data = json.loads(line) if "response" in data: yield data["response"]

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#### Multi‑Model Pipelines

You can chain models to perform a sequence of tasks. For example, a sentiment‑analysis model followed by a summarization model. The output of the first model becomes the input to the second. The ollama-workflows repository (https://github.com/kliewerdaniel/ollama-workflows) contains several ready‑made pipelines that you can adapt.

```python def multi_model_pipeline(text: str): # Step 1: Sentiment analysis sentiment = ask_ollama( f"Classify sentiment of the following text as positive, neutral, or negative:\n{text}", model="llama3.1:7b", ) # Step 2: Summarize summary = ask_ollama( f"Summarize the following text, which has a {sentiment} sentiment:\n{text}", model="llama3.1:70b", ) return {"sentiment": sentiment, "summary": summary}

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#### Error Handling and Retries

Network glitches or model errors can cause failures. Wrap API calls in a retry loop with exponential backoff:

```python import time

def ask_ollama_retry(prompt: str, model: str = "llama3.1:70b", max_retries: int = 5): for attempt in range(max_retries): try: return ask_ollama(prompt, model) except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError: time.sleep(2 ** attempt) except requests.exceptions.Timeout: time.sleep(2 ** attempt) raise Exception("Max retries exceeded")

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#### Caching Responses

When you repeat the same query, caching saves time and API calls. Use a simple dictionary keyed by the prompt and model name, or integrate a library like functools.lru_cache.

Building Custom Model Pipelines

Beyond chaining models, you may want to build pipelines that incorporate other components such as vector databases, rule‑based filters, or external APIs. The key is to design a modular architecture where each component has a well‑defined input and output contract.

#### Pipeline Architecture

A typical pipeline consists of:

1. **Input ingestion** – load data, parse, or accept user input. 2. **Preprocessing** – clean text, extract entities, or normalize data. 3. **Model inference** – call one or more LLMs. 4. **Postprocessing** – format output, aggregate results, or store them. 5. **Output delivery** – return to the user or write to a database.

You can implement each stage as a separate function or class. This makes the pipeline easy to test, replace, and scale.

#### Example: Entity Extraction + Summarization Pipeline

Suppose you want to extract entities from a document and then summarize the document based on those entities. Here’s a sketch:

```python def extract_entities(text: str

Source Code and Repositories

This chapter draws from the following open-source projects by DanielKliewer:

• **dynamic_persona_moe_rag**: https://github.com/kliewerdaniel/dynamic_persona_moe_rag
• **workflow**: https://github.com/kliewerdaniel/workflow
• **sovereign**: https://github.com/kliewerdaniel/sovereign
• **sovereignSpec**: https://github.com/kliewerdaniel/sovereignSpec

For more projects, visit https://github.com/kliewerdaniel

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