Recommend: Open Interpreter

I have seen the power of programming, and I’ve been thrilled to “update” the world with code. Sometimes requirements can be accomplished using one simple piece of code, but as non-programmers, some may have to waste money buying unnecessary services. And some beginner programmers may have to give up certain projects because of the lack in programming skills, that’s why I’m recommending this: Open Interpreter.

This passage is only for Open Interpreter’s usage in terminal for non-programmers(muggles). If you have a lot of repetitive jobs that can be accomplished by automation to do, this is for you.

For me I use it for my homework.

In this tutorial, I only show the most basic usages, for details, visit the official website.

First step: Install Python if you don’t have it on your device, which I bet you don’t.

You can download Python here: https://www.python.org/downloads/

Make sure to add it to your PATH when installing, otherwise you will have to ask ChatGPT for help.

After installing, press “win+R”, enter “cmd”, press “Enter”.

Insert “python”, it should look like this:

If not, ask ChatGPT or contact me.

Now let’s install Open Interpreter, I’ll call it OI later.

• Step 1

pip install open-interpreter

During installation, you might encounter several errors for building wheels or dependencies, just go to relevant official website and install them, there should be instructions.

• Step 1.5

If you don’t have an API Key, you will have to apply for it. Take OpenAI as an example, it’s here.

• Step 2

In your cmd command:

interpreter

If it’s your first time launching, it will ask for your API Key, just give it to OI. On default, it uses GPT-4o.

If you want to use Claude 3.5 Sonnet to control your PC, back up, and use:

interpreter --os

If your want to use other LLMs such as DeepSeek V3, you will have to specify it:

interpreter --api_base "https://api.example.com"

And this is how you can set up your key:

interpreter --api_key "your_api_key_here"

• Step 3

Now you can use natural language to communicate with OI, congratulations!

• Step 4

If you want to know more about it:

interpreter --help

for example, it tells you how to use fast mode:

interpreter -f

execute without user permission:

interpreter -y

or you can combine them:

interpreter -f -y

Good luck and happy exploring the power and possibilities of OI! If you encounter any issues, leave a message below or contact me if you want.