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[EuroPython 2026 - S3B on 2026-07-17]
π€ *import ai: building agents can be simple by Yury Selivanov, Michael Sullivan*
π https://ep2026.europython.eu/session/import-ai-building-agents-can-be-simple
π Abstract:
How to design a framework for building agents without it being a framework? What if building agents didn't require complex abstractions and APIs?
We are presenting the new Python AI SDK - a toolkit built on just a few powerful, fundamental ideas:
* You don't need abstractions, you need composable primitives. You don't need graphs, your Python code is already a graph. With the field evolving this fast, less is more.
* State is king. Keeping the state minimal, safe, and serializable unlocks long-running, durable agents.
* Everything is always streaming. We put Python's async generators center stage and let them shine.
You'll leave knowing how to build a real agent: with tool calls, human in the loop, and durable execution, in plain async Python, and when less framework beats more.
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
[EuroPython 2026 - S3B on 2026-07-17]
π€ *import ai: building agents can be simple by Yury Selivanov, Michael Sullivan*
π https://ep2026.europython.eu/session/import-ai-building-agents-can-be-simple
π Abstract:
How to design a framework for building agents without it being a framework? What if building agents didn't require complex abstractions and APIs?
We are presenting the new Python AI SDK - a toolkit built on just a few powerful, fundamental ideas:
* You don't need abstractions, you need composable primitives. You don't need graphs, your Python code is already a graph. With the field evolving this fast, less is more.
* State is king. Keeping the state minimal, safe, and serializable unlocks long-running, durable agents.
* Everything is always streaming. We put Python's async generators center stage and let them shine.
You'll leave knowing how to build a real agent: with tool calls, human in the loop, and durable execution, in plain async Python, and when less framework beats more.
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
