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Agentic Code Generation

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Code generation agents write, execute, observe errors, and self-correct iteratively until tests pass.

Agentic Code Generation

# Agent that writes, tests, and fixes code iteratively

import anthropic, subprocess

client = anthropic.Anthropic()

def code_agent(requirement: str) -> dict:
    """Generate, test, and iteratively fix code."""
    messages = [{"role":"user","content":requirement}]
    iterations = []

    for attempt in range(5):
        # Generate code
        resp = client.messages.create(
            model="claude-opus-4-5", max_tokens=2000,
            system="Write Python code. Include tests. Return ONLY code, no explanation.",
            messages=messages
        )
        code = resp.content[0].text

        # Test the code
        test_result = subprocess.run(
            ["python3","-c",code],
            capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=15
        )

        iterations.append({"attempt":attempt,"code":code,"result":test_result.returncode})

        if test_result.returncode == 0:
            return {"success":True,"code":code,"attempts":attempt+1}

        # Feed error back for self-correction
        messages.append({"role":"assistant","content":code})
        messages.append({"role":"user","content":f"Error:
{test_result.stderr}
Fix the code:"})

    return {"success":False,"iterations":iterations}