Unable to set OpenAI thru .env

[krishnan2704]

Using the step as below :

Configuring the Kernel

Let's get started with the necessary configuration to run Semantic Kernel. For Notebooks, we require a .env file with the proper settings for the model you use. Create a new file named .env and place it in this directory. Copy the contents of the .env.example file from this directory and paste it into the .env file that you just created.

NOTE: Please make sure to include GLOBAL_LLM_SERVICE set to either OpenAI, AzureOpenAI, or HuggingFace in your .env file. If this setting is not included, the Service will default to AzureOpenAI.

I am trying to set up OpenAI, however the flow is defaulting to AzureOpenAI. I am using Visual Studio. Anyone help me to resolve?

[Evan Mattson (moonbox3)]

Hi krishnan2704, are you encountering this issue while trying to run the getting_started notebooks in Python? or while trying to run concept samples?

[krishnan2704]

Yes I am trying to run samples in getting_started notebook in python. I am using Visual Studio Code, I have followed the instruction and created .env file. I am using OpenAI, however the env is not recognized and default to AzureOpenAI

[Evan Mattson (moonbox3)]

Hi krishnan2704, thanks for the details. I found a bug in the service settings config. It should be settings = ServiceSettings.create() instead of settings = ServiceSettings(). As a temp fix, until we release a new package early next week, I'd recommend making this update (to include .create()) on your end, or hard code the service as needed.

Here is a link to the PR with the fix.

[krishnan2704]

Thank you so much it works!!
Just noticed that service_id is set from env, whereas to use functions like OpenAIChatCompletion, I need to pass model and apiKey explicitly while calling (not taking from .env).

[Evan Mattson (moonbox3)]

Hi krishnan2704, if you do have your OPENAI_API_KEY = "" configured in the .env file, it will first take it from there. If you explicitly pass in the api_key to the OpenAIChatCompletion constructor, that will take precedence. service_id is never handled from the .env file, and should always be explicitly passed in to a constructor, where applicable. Otherwise, if not passed in, the value default for service_id is used.

[Evan Mattson (moonbox3)]

Fixed as of #7366