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Simon Willison updates `llm` tool with new features and dependency fixes

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Simon Willison has released updates for his `llm` tool, with version 0.33 introducing new features and version 0.32.1 addressing a dependency issue. The latest release allows for combining multiple prompt templates and enhances the handling of API keys for embedding models. It also adds a `reasoning_summary` option for models that emulate the OpenAI Responses API. The previous 0.32.1 release was a quick fix to resolve installation problems caused by changes in the OpenAI Python library's dependency on `httpx`. AI

IMPACT Improves developer workflows for interacting with various LLMs and embedding models.

RANK_REASON Software tool release with new features and bug fixes.

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Simon Willison updates `llm` tool with new features and dependency fixes

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  1. Simon Willison TIER_1 (CA) ·

    llm 0.33

    <p><strong>Release:</strong> <a href="https://github.com/simonw/llm/releases/tag/0.33">llm 0.33</a></p> <p>My highlights from this release:</p> <blockquote> <ul> <li>Upgraded to the OpenAI Python library 3.x and switched the HTTP client dependency from <code>httpx</code> to <code…

  2. Simon Willison TIER_1 (CA) ·

    llm 0.32.1

    <p><strong>Release:</strong> <a href="https://github.com/simonw/llm/releases/tag/0.32.1">llm 0.32.1</a></p> <p>Fresh installs of LLM stopped working the other day because the OpenAI Python library dropped its usage of <code>httpx</code>, and it turned out LLM depended on that lib…

  3. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 (CY) · [email protected] ·

    llm 0.33 https://simonwillison.net/2026/Aug/22/llm/ # AI # LLM # Python

    llm 0.33 https://simonwillison.net/2026/Aug/22/llm/ # AI # LLM # Python

    LINKS simonwillison.net/…/llm
  4. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    llm 0.32.1 https://simonwillison.net/2026/Aug/21/llm/ # AI # LLM # OpenSource

    llm 0.32.1 https://simonwillison.net/2026/Aug/21/llm/ # AI # LLM # OpenSource

    LINKS simonwillison.net/…/llm

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