Code

cookbook/models/dashscope/image_agent_bytes.py
from pathlib import Path

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.media import Image
from agno.models.dashscope import DashScope
from agno.tools.duckduckgo import DuckDuckGoTools
from agno.utils.media import download_image

agent = Agent(
    model=DashScope(id="qwen-vl-plus"),
    tools=[DuckDuckGoTools()],
    markdown=True,
)

image_path = Path(__file__).parent.joinpath("sample.jpg")

download_image(
    url="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/Camponotus_flavomarginatus_ant.jpg",
    output_path=str(image_path),
)

# Read the image file content as bytes
image_bytes = image_path.read_bytes()

agent.print_response(
    "Analyze this image of an ant. Describe its features, species characteristics, and search for more information about this type of ant.",
    images=[
        Image(content=image_bytes),
    ],
    stream=True,
)

Usage

1

Create a virtual environment

Open the Terminal and create a python virtual environment.
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
2

Set your API key

export DASHSCOPE_API_KEY=xxx
3

Install libraries

pip install -U agno ddgs
4

Run Agent

python cookbook/models/dashscope/image_agent_bytes.py