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-# tk tk tk
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+# dailyai SDK
+
+This SDK can help you build applications that participate in WebRTC meetings and use various AI services to interact with other participants.
+
+## Build/Install
+
+From the root of this repo, run the following:
+
+```
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+python -m build
+```
+
+This builds the package. To use the package locally (eg to run sample files), run
+
+```
+pip install .
+```
+
+If you want to use this package from another directory, you can run:
+```
+pip install path_to_this_repo
+```
+
+## Running the samples
+
+Tou can run the simple sample like so:
+
+```
+src/samples/simple-sample/simple-sample.py -u [YOUR_ROOM_URL] -k [YOUR_DAILY_API_KEY]
+```
+
+Note that the sample uses Azure's TTS and LLM services. You'll need to set the following environment variables for the sample to work:
+
+```
+AZURE_SPEECH_SERVICE_KEY
+AZURE_SPEECH_SERVICE_REGION
+AZURE_CHATGPT_KEY
+AZURE_CHATGPT_ENDPOINT
+AZURE_CHATGPT_DEPLOYMENT_ID
+```
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+build==1.0.3
+packaging==23.2
+pyproject_hooks==1.0.0