Notable Changes

• We've introduced the Function Calling Stepwise Planner in Python. We've created a kernel example showing how it works.

What's Changed

• Python: Use the correct exception key for handling streaming exceptions in the kernel by @moonbox3 in https://github.com/microsoft/semantic-kernel/pull/5417
• Python: add missing init from prompt_template folder by @eavanvalkenburg in https://github.com/microsoft/semantic-kernel/pull/5413
• Python: update usearch to 2.9 by @eavanvalkenburg in https://github.com/microsoft/semantic-kernel/pull/5420
• Python: add py3.12 to unit tests by @eavanvalkenburg in https://github.com/microsoft/semantic-kernel/pull/5191
• Python: Add extras and minor package updates by @eavanvalkenburg in https://github.com/microsoft/semantic-kernel/pull/5440
• Python: Introduce the function calling stepwise planner by @moonbox3 in https://github.com/microsoft/semantic-kernel/pull/5350
• Python: Add missing argument by @sunyiming in https://github.com/microsoft/semantic-kernel/pull/5439
• Python: remove other py versions from test coverage matrix by @eavanvalkenburg in https://github.com/microsoft/semantic-kernel/pull/5453
• Python: Fixed unnecessary slashes in URLs by @ymuichiro in https://github.com/microsoft/semantic-kernel/pull/5237
• Python: Remove py test coverage by @moonbox3 in https://github.com/microsoft/semantic-kernel/pull/5456
• Python: replace py test coverage yml. remove unneeded requirements.txt file from sample plugin by @moonbox3 in https://github.com/microsoft/semantic-kernel/pull/5459
• Python: Pass kernel args to tool calls by @moonbox3 in https://github.com/microsoft/semantic-kernel/pull/5455
• Python: Bump python version to 0.9.2b1 for release. by @moonbox3 in https://github.com/microsoft/semantic-kernel/pull/5462

New Contributors

• @sunyiming made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/semantic-kernel/pull/5439

Full Changelog: https://github.com/microsoft/semantic-kernel/compare/python-0.9.1b1...python-0.9.2b1