---
title: Python Integration
sidebar_label: Python
sidebar_position: 1
description: Use Python for promptfoo evals - providers, assertions, test generators, and prompts. Integrates with LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, and more.
keywords:
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    crewai testing,
    pydantic ai testing,
    openai agents sdk,
    google adk,
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  ]
---

import PythonFileViewer from '@site/src/components/PythonFileViewer';

# Python

Promptfoo is written in TypeScript and runs via Node.js, but it has first-class Python support. You can use Python for any part of your eval pipeline without writing JavaScript.

**Use Python for:**

- [**Providers**](#providers): call custom models, wrap APIs, run Hugging Face/PyTorch
- [**Assertions**](#assertions): validate outputs with custom scoring logic
- [**Test generators**](#test-generators): load test cases from databases, APIs, or generate them programmatically
- [**Prompts**](#prompts): build prompts dynamically based on test variables
- [**Framework integrations**](#framework-integrations): test LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, and other agent frameworks

The `file://` prefix tells promptfoo to execute a Python function. Promptfoo automatically detects your Python installation.

```yaml title="promptfooconfig.yaml"
# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://promptfoo.dev/config-schema.json
prompts:
  - file://prompts.py:create_prompt # Python generates the prompt

providers:
  - file://provider.py # Python calls the model

tests:
  - file://tests.py:generate_tests # Python generates test cases

defaultTest:
  assert:
    - type: python # Python validates the output
      value: file://assert.py:check
```

<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
<PythonFileViewer
  defaultOpen="provider.py"
  files={[
    {
      name: 'prompts.py',
      description: 'Generate prompts',
      content: `def create_prompt(context):
    return [
        {"role": "system", "content": "You are a helpful assistant."},
        {"role": "user", "content": f"Explain {context['vars']['topic']}"},
    ]`,
    },
    {
      name: 'provider.py',
      description: 'Call any model',
      content: `from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI()

def call_api(prompt, options, context):
    response = client.responses.create(
        model="gpt-5.1-mini",
        input=prompt,
    )
    return {"output": response.output_text}`,
    },
    {
      name: 'tests.py',
      description: 'Generate tests',
      content: `def generate_tests(config=None):
    return [
        {"vars": {"topic": "decorators"}},
        {"vars": {"topic": "async/await"}},
    ]`,
    },
    {
      name: 'assert.py',
      description: 'Validate output',
      content: `def check(output, context):
    topic = context["vars"]["topic"]
    if topic.lower() not in output.lower():
        return {"pass": False, "score": 0, "reason": f"Missing: {topic}"}
    return {"pass": True, "score": 1.0}`,
    },
  ]}
/>
<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->

```bash
npx promptfoo@latest init --example provider-python
```

---

## Providers

Use `file://` to reference a Python file:

```yaml
providers:
  - file://provider.py # Uses call_api() by default
  - file://provider.py:custom_function # Specify a function name
```

Your function receives three arguments and returns a dict:

```python title="provider.py"
def call_api(prompt, options, context):  # or: async def call_api(...)
    # prompt: string or JSON-encoded messages
    # options: {"config": {...}} from YAML
    # context: {"vars": {...}} from test case

    return {
        "output": "response text",
        # Optional:
        "tokenUsage": {"total": 100, "prompt": 20, "completion": 80},
        "cost": 0.001,
    }
```

→ [Provider documentation](/docs/providers/python)

---

## Assertions

Use `type: python` to run custom validation:

```yaml
assert:
  # Inline expression (returns bool or float 0-1)
  - type: python
    value: "'keyword' in output.lower()"

  # External file
  - type: python
    value: file://assert.py
```

For external files, define a `get_assert` function:

```python title="assert.py"
def get_assert(output, context):
    # Return bool, float (0-1), or detailed result
    return {
        "pass": True,
        "score": 0.9,
        "reason": "Meets criteria",
    }
```

→ [Assertions documentation](/docs/configuration/expected-outputs/python)

---

## Test Generators

Load or generate test cases from Python:

```yaml
tests:
  - file://tests.py:generate_tests
```

```python title="tests.py"
def generate_tests(config=None):
    # Load from database, API, files, etc.
    return [
        {"vars": {"input": "test 1"}, "assert": [{"type": "contains", "value": "expected"}]},
        {"vars": {"input": "test 2"}},
    ]
```

Pass configuration from YAML:

```yaml
tests:
  - path: file://tests.py:generate_tests
    config:
      max_cases: 100
      category: 'safety'
```

→ [Test case documentation](/docs/configuration/test-cases#dynamic-test-generation)

---

## Prompts

Build prompts dynamically:

```yaml
prompts:
  - file://prompts.py:create_prompt
```

```python title="prompts.py"
def create_prompt(context):
    # Return string or chat messages
    return [
        {"role": "system", "content": "You are an expert."},
        {"role": "user", "content": f"Explain {context['vars']['topic']}"},
    ]
```

→ [Prompts documentation](/docs/configuration/prompts)

---

## Framework Integrations

Test Python agent frameworks by wrapping them as providers:

| Framework          | Example                                                                                                      | Guide                                                                  |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **LangGraph**      | [`langgraph`](https://github.com/promptfoo/promptfoo/tree/main/examples/integration-langgraph)               | [Evaluate LangGraph agents](/docs/guides/evaluate-langgraph)           |
| **LangChain**      | [`langchain-python`](https://github.com/promptfoo/promptfoo/tree/main/examples/integration-langchain)        | [Test LLM chains](/docs/configuration/testing-llm-chains)              |
| **CrewAI**         | [`crewai`](https://github.com/promptfoo/promptfoo/tree/main/examples/integration-crewai)                     | [Evaluate CrewAI agents](/docs/guides/evaluate-crewai)                 |
| **OpenAI Agents**  | [`openai-agents`](https://github.com/promptfoo/promptfoo/tree/main/examples/openai-agents)                   | [OpenAI Agents Python SDK](/docs/guides/evaluate-openai-agents-python) |
| **PydanticAI**     | [`pydantic-ai`](https://github.com/promptfoo/promptfoo/tree/main/examples/integration-pydantic-ai)           | Type-safe agents with Pydantic                                         |
| **Google ADK**     | [`integration-google-adk`](https://github.com/promptfoo/promptfoo/tree/main/examples/integration-google-adk) | Google Agent Development Kit                                           |
| **Strands Agents** | [`strands-agents`](https://github.com/promptfoo/promptfoo/tree/main/examples/integration-strands-agents)     | AWS open-source agent framework                                        |

To get started with any example:

```bash
npx promptfoo@latest init --example integration-langgraph
```

---

## Jupyter / Colab

```python
# Install
!npm install -g promptfoo

# Create config
%%writefile promptfooconfig.yaml
prompts:
  - "Explain {{topic}}"
providers:
  - openai:gpt-4.1-mini
tests:
  - vars:
      topic: machine learning

# Run
!npx promptfoo eval
```

**[Open in Google Colab](https://colab.research.google.com/gist/typpo/734a5f53eb1922f90198538dbe17aa27/promptfoo-example-1.ipynb)**

---

## Configuration

### Python Path

Set a custom Python executable:

```bash
export PROMPTFOO_PYTHON=/path/to/python3
```

Or configure per-provider in YAML:

```yaml
providers:
  - id: file://provider.py
    config:
      pythonExecutable: ./venv/bin/python
```

### Module Paths

Add directories to the Python path:

```bash
export PYTHONPATH=/path/to/modules:$PYTHONPATH
```

### Debugging

Enable debug output to see Python execution details:

```bash
LOG_LEVEL=debug npx promptfoo eval
```

---

## Troubleshooting

See [Python provider troubleshooting](/docs/providers/python#troubleshooting) for common issues like `Python not found`, module import errors, and timeout problems.