Evan Mattson

Python: Introduce Pydantic settings

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### Motivation and Context SK Python is tightly coupled to the use of a `.env` file to read all secrets, keys, endpoints, and more. This doesn't scale well for users...

Python: Fix OpenAI/API plugins based on samples path changes. Black formatting for notebooks.

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### Motivation and Context After kernel plugin revamp and restructing samples, the OpenAI/API plugin samples were not working. ### Description This PR fixes: - The OpenAI/API plugin concept examples. -...

**Describe the bug** In comparing the dotnet and python request body, we have different default temp values. Python defaults to 0.0 whereas dotnet defaults to 1, which is OpenAI's default...

Learn docs should talk about/show FunctionChoiceBehavior instead of FunctionCallBehavior.

The following [image](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/semantic-kernel/get-started/quick-start-guide?pivots=programming-language-python#quickly-get-started-with-notebooks) of the Python getting started notebooks is stale -- it shows that the notebooks are under the path: `python/notebooks` when they are under `python/getting_started`.

The "[Understand the code](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/semantic-kernel/get-started/quick-start-guide?pivots=programming-language-python#understanding-the-code)" screenshot is stale -- it has an image showing "Build the kernel" crossed out with "CLOSED" next to it.

The "[Getting Started with Notebooks](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/semantic-kernel/get-started/quick-start-guide?pivots=programming-language-python#quickly-get-started-with-notebooks)" section, with Python code selected shows steps for both Python and dotnet. If you select the dotnet programming language, the steps do not show up....

Python: code coverage GH action shouldn't fail if required status checks aren't run

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**Describe the bug** Right now, if a community member creates a PR, the Python test coverage GH action fails because the other required GH actions steps aren't run yet. The...

Python: Update sessions python plugin to work with the correct endpoints

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### Motivation and Context The Sessions Python Plugin was working properly, but some users reported that the endpoints needed updating. We had made previous updates to the plugin, but they...

Following the dotnet sample: https://github.com/microsoft/semantic-kernel/blob/main/dotnet/samples/GettingStartedWithAgents/Step8_OpenAIAssistant.cs