PydanticAI
Python library for agent applications with data validation, typed dependencies and structured tools. Useful where inputs and outputs must follow explicit schemas.
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Purpose and operating environment
Python library for agent applications with data validation, typed dependencies and structured tools. Useful where inputs and outputs must follow explicit schemas.
This is a development or orchestration infrastructure. A developer must configure models, tools, access policy, deployment and testing: installing it alone does not create a reliable agent.
A practical application
Extract bibliographic metadata into a validated structure and detect missing fields.
Before starting, define the expected artifact, authorized data, success criteria and actions requiring approval. Keep source links or files. Compare claimed success to the actually observed outcome.
Before your first task
Follow PydanticAI getting-started guidance using structured output from a fictional corpus.
Read setup prerequisites, licensing, model requirements and account restrictions on the provider site. Never paste API keys into a public page or a shared prompt.
Four steps for a controlled evaluation
- 01
Define the schema
- 02
Configure the model
- 03
Test validation failures
- 04
Manually inspect content
Limitations and safeguards
Schema-compliant output does not imply factual accuracy.
Evaluate answer quality, tool selection, permissions, reproducibility, total cost and prompt injection risk separately. If the agent can send, delete, pay or publish, require explicit confirmation and verify the outcome in the destination system.
- Authorized data and scope
- Actual actions and approval requirements
- Evidence, traces and rollback
- Maintenance, versions, accessibility and access terms
Documentation and references
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