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294{
"cells": [
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {
"id": "Tce3stUlHN0L"
},
"source": [
"##### Copyright 2025 Google LLC."
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": null,
"metadata": {
"cellView": "form",
"id": "tuOe1ymfHZPu"
},
"outputs": [],
"source": [
"# @title Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the \"License\");\n",
"# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.\n",
"# You may obtain a copy of the License at\n",
"#\n",
"# https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0\n",
"#\n",
"# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software\n",
"# distributed under the License is distributed on an \"AS IS\" BASIS,\n",
"# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.\n",
"# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and\n",
"# limitations under the License."
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {
"id": "084u8u0DpBlo"
},
"source": [
"# Prompting with an Apollo 11 transcript"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {
"id": "wnQ_LVlzIeXo"
},
"source": [
"<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://colab.research.google.com/github/google-gemini/cookbook/blob/main/examples/Apollo_11.ipynb\"><img src=\"https://colab.research.google.com/assets/colab-badge.svg\" height=30/></a>"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {
"id": "q7QvXQMrIhuZ"
},
"source": [
"This notebook provides a quick example of how to prompt Gemini using a text file. In this case, you'll use a 400 page transcript from [Apollo 11](https://www.nasa.gov/history/alsj/a11/a11trans.html)."
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": null,
"metadata": {
"id": "qLuL9m7KhvxR"
},
"outputs": [],
"source": [
"%pip install -U -q \"google-genai>=1.0.0\""
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {
"id": "l8g4hTRotheH"
},
"source": [
"### Setup your API key\n",
"\n",
"To run the following cell, your API key must be stored it in a Colab Secret named `GOOGLE_API_KEY`. If you don't already have an API key, or you're not sure how to create a Colab Secret, see [Authentication](https://github.com/google-gemini/cookbook/blob/main/quickstarts/Authentication.ipynb) for an example."
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": null,
"metadata": {
"id": "d6lYXRcjthKV"
},
"outputs": [],
"source": [
"from google.colab import userdata\n",
"from google import genai\n",
"\n",
"GOOGLE_API_KEY=userdata.get('GOOGLE_API_KEY')\n",
"client = genai.Client(api_key=GOOGLE_API_KEY)"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {
"id": "MNvhBdoDFnTC"
},
"source": [
"Download the transcript."
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": null,
"metadata": {
"id": "V4XeFdX1rxaE"
},
"outputs": [
{
"name": "stdout",
"output_type": "stream",
"text": [
"--2025-03-04 11:48:01-- https://storage.googleapis.com/generativeai-downloads/data/a11.txt\n",
"Resolving storage.googleapis.com (storage.googleapis.com)... 74.125.135.207, 74.125.142.207, 74.125.195.207, ...\n",
"Connecting to storage.googleapis.com (storage.googleapis.com)|74.125.135.207|:443... connected.\n",
"HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK\n",
"Length: 847790 (828K) [text/plain]\n",
"Saving to: ‘a11.txt.1’\n",
"\n",
"\r",
"a11.txt.1 0%[ ] 0 --.-KB/s \r",
"a11.txt.1 100%[===================>] 827.92K --.-KB/s in 0.008s \n",
"\n",
"2025-03-04 11:48:01 (107 MB/s) - ‘a11.txt.1’ saved [847790/847790]\n",
"\n"
]
}
],
"source": [
"!wget https://storage.googleapis.com/generativeai-downloads/data/a11.txt"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {
"id": "ZoiKgO2CswzA"
},
"source": [
"Upload the file using the File API so its easier to pass it to the model later on."
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": null,
"metadata": {
"id": "_HzrDdp2Q1Cu"
},
"outputs": [
{
"name": "stdout",
"output_type": "stream",
"text": [
"Uploading file...\n",
"Completed upload: https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/files/umcpmw8s1adm\n"
]
}
],
"source": [
"text_file_name = \"a11.txt\"\n",
"print(f\"Uploading file...\")\n",
"text_file = client.files.upload(file=text_file_name)\n",
"print(f\"Completed upload: {text_file.uri}\")"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {
"id": "EPPOECHzsIGJ"
},
"source": [
"## Generate Content\n",
"\n",
"After the file has been uploaded, you can make `client.models.generate_content` requests that reference the File API URI. Then you will ask the model to find a few lighthearted moments."
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": null,
"metadata": {
"id": "9b1d2fe3ea31"
},
"outputs": [
{
"name": "stdout",
"output_type": "stream",
"text": [
"Here are four lighthearted moments from the Apollo 11 air-to-ground voice transcription:\n",
"\n",
"1. **00 00 05 35 CDR: You sure sound clear down there, Bruce. Sounds like you're sitting in your living room.**\n",
" **00 00 05 39 CC: Oh, thank you. You all are coming through beautifully, too.**\n",
" *This exchange is light because the Commander compliments the CapCom on the clarity of his voice, suggesting a very relaxed and comfortable connection.*\n",
"\n",
"2. **00 00 54 13 CMP: And tell Glenn Parker down at the Cape that he lucked out.**\n",
" **00 00 54 17 CC: Understand. Tell Glenn Parker he lucked out.**\n",
" **00 00 54 22 CMP: Yes. He lucked out. He doesn't owe me a cup of coffee.**\n",
" **00 00 54 26 CC: This is Houston. Roger. We'll pass it on.**\n",
" *This is funny because they are saying they're saying someone \"lucked out\" and doesn't owe someone a cup of coffee. The phrase \"lucked out\" has a casual, playful feel, and the quick passing of a message involving coffee adds to it.*\n",
"\n",
"3. **00 01 29 27 LMP: Cecil B. deAldrin is standing by for instructions.**\n",
" *Buzz Aldrin refers to himself in a mock-formal, theatrical way, referencing the famous director Cecil B. DeMille. This is humorous due to the contrast between the serious, high-tech mission and the melodramatic, old-Hollywood reference.*\n",
"\n",
"4. **00 04 28 45 CMP: I wanted to be 18 or 20 pounds above nominal, babe.**\n",
" **00 04 28 49 CC: Sorry about that.**\n",
" *There is a humorous use of the word babe as in what was supposed to be the intention.*\n",
"\n"
]
}
],
"source": [
"prompt = \"Find four lighthearted moments in this text file.\"\n",
"\n",
"MODEL_ID = \"gemini-3-flash-preview\" # @param [\"gemini-2.5-flash-lite\", \"gemini-2.5-flash\", \"gemini-2.5-pro\", \"gemini-2.5-flash-preview\", \"gemini-3-pro-preview\"] {\"allow-input\":true, isTemplate: true}\n",
"\n",
"response = client.models.generate_content(\n",
" model=f\"models/{MODEL_ID}\",\n",
" contents=[\n",
" prompt,\n",
" text_file\n",
" ],\n",
" config={\n",
" \"httpOptions\": {\"timeout\": 600}\n",
" }\n",
")\n",
"\n",
"print(response.text)"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {
"id": "IrPDYdQSKTg4"
},
"source": [
"## Delete File\n",
"\n",
"Files are automatically deleted after 2 days or you can manually delete them using `files.delete()`."
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": null,
"metadata": {
"id": "d4eO8ZXoKdZf"
},
"outputs": [
{
"data": {
"text/plain": [
"DeleteFileResponse()"
]
},
"execution_count": 18,
"metadata": {},
"output_type": "execute_result"
}
],
"source": [
"client.files.delete(name=text_file.name)"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {
"id": "K5oUCqb6IUnH"
},
"source": [
"## Learning more\n",
"\n",
"The File API accepts files under 2GB in size and can store up to 20GB of files per project. Learn more about the [File API](../quickstarts/File_API.ipynb) here."
]
}
],
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