Create a chatbot in python using AIML

In this post, we are going to create an AI-powered chatbot in python using AIML. AIML is Artificial intelligence markup language. A chatbot is that software/ script to which you can talk. It's just like talking to a normal human over the internet. Through ages, chatbot has been evolved in terms of their accuracy. In this, we will use the brain of ALICE, developed by Dr. Wallace.

1. Install AIML
2. Download Alice Brain
3. Group into a single directory
4. Create a pythonic code to run

Create a chatbot in python

Prior to this step, I'm assuming that you have already worked on python and you know what pip is. Now Installing AIML

sudo pip install aiml

Type the above line inside the console(Terminal/CMD). Download the latest Alice - AIML by clicking here. After downloading extract this zip in a directory (eg: Alice). This is basically the brain of the chatbot. Use the bellow Code snippet to do the rest

import aiml
import os
 
# Create the kernel and learn AIML files
kernel = aiml.Kernel()
kernel.learn('alice/*.aiml')
# Press CTRL-C to break this loop
os.system('clear')
while True:
    x=raw_input('>>')
    y=x.split()
    if 'bye' in y:
        print 'Alice: Tata..'
        break
    else:
        x=kernel.respond(x)
        print 'Alice:',x

Save the above code in the same directory which contains Alice Folder. Very well, now you have created your own chatbot in python using AIML. This is basically an offline chatbot. Liked this post then why don't you share this with your friends.