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  "id": 12153016,
  "title": "How (and Why) to Build an AI Agent from Scratch in Python",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/how-and-why-to-build-an-ai-agent-from-scratch-in-python",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-05T12:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Machine Learning Mastery",
    "slug": "machine-learning-mastery",
    "url": "https://machinelearningmastery.com/how-and-why-to-build-an-ai-agent-from-scratch-in-python/"
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  "summary": "In this article, you will learn what an AI agent is and how to build one from scratch in plain Python using the Anthropic API,...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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