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⚡ Building applications with LLMs through composability ⚡
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## Description This PR adds support for custom header patterns in `MarkdownHeaderTextSplitter`, allowing users to define non-standard Markdown header formats (like `**Header**`) and specify their hierarchy levels. **Issue:** Fixes #22738 **Dependencies:** None - this change has no new dependencies **Key Changes:** - Added optional `custom_header_patterns` parameter to support non-standard header formats - Enable splitting on patterns like `**Header**` and `***Header***` - Maintain full backward compatibility with existing usage - Added comprehensive tests for custom and mixed header scenarios ## Example Usage ```python from langchain_text_splitters import MarkdownHeaderTextSplitter headers_to_split_on = [ ("**", "Chapter"), ("***", "Section"), ] custom_header_patterns = { "**": 1, # Level 1 headers "***": 2, # Level 2 headers } splitter = MarkdownHeaderTextSplitter( headers_to_split_on=headers_to_split_on, custom_header_patterns=custom_header_patterns, ) # Now **Chapter 1** is treated as a level 1 header # And ***Section 1.1*** is treated as a level 2 header ``` ## Testing - ✅ Added unit tests for custom header patterns - ✅ Added tests for mixed standard and custom headers - ✅ All existing tests pass (backward compatibility maintained) - ✅ Linting and formatting checks pass --- The implementation provides a flexible solution while maintaining the simplicity of the existing API. Users can continue using the splitter exactly as before, with the new functionality being entirely opt-in through the `custom_header_patterns` parameter. --------- Co-authored-by: Mason Daugherty <mason@langchain.dev> Co-authored-by: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com> |
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Looking for the JS/TS library? Check out LangChain.js.
LangChain is a framework for building LLM-powered applications. It helps you chain together interoperable components and third-party integrations to simplify AI application development — all while future-proofing decisions as the underlying technology evolves.
pip install -U langchain
To learn more about LangChain, check out the docs. If you’re looking for more advanced customization or agent orchestration, check out LangGraph, our framework for building controllable agent workflows.
Why use LangChain?
LangChain helps developers build applications powered by LLMs through a standard interface for models, embeddings, vector stores, and more.
Use LangChain for:
- Real-time data augmentation. Easily connect LLMs to diverse data sources and external / internal systems, drawing from LangChain’s vast library of integrations with model providers, tools, vector stores, retrievers, and more.
- Model interoperability. Swap models in and out as your engineering team experiments to find the best choice for your application’s needs. As the industry frontier evolves, adapt quickly — LangChain’s abstractions keep you moving without losing momentum.
LangChain’s ecosystem
While the LangChain framework can be used standalone, it also integrates seamlessly with any LangChain product, giving developers a full suite of tools when building LLM applications.
To improve your LLM application development, pair LangChain with:
- LangSmith - Helpful for agent evals and observability. Debug poor-performing LLM app runs, evaluate agent trajectories, gain visibility in production, and improve performance over time.
- LangGraph - Build agents that can reliably handle complex tasks with LangGraph, our low-level agent orchestration framework. LangGraph offers customizable architecture, long-term memory, and human-in-the-loop workflows — and is trusted in production by companies like LinkedIn, Uber, Klarna, and GitLab.
- LangGraph Platform - Deploy and scale agents effortlessly with a purpose-built deployment platform for long running, stateful workflows. Discover, reuse, configure, and share agents across teams — and iterate quickly with visual prototyping in LangGraph Studio.
Additional resources
- Tutorials: Simple walkthroughs with guided examples on getting started with LangChain.
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- Conceptual Guides: Explanations of key concepts behind the LangChain framework.
- LangChain Forum: Connect with the community and share all of your technical questions, ideas, and feedback.
- API Reference: Detailed reference on navigating base packages and integrations for LangChain.
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