examples = values.get("examples", None)
        example_selector = values.get("example_selector", None)
        if examples and example_selector:
            raise ValueError(
                "Only one of 'examples' and 'example_selector' should be provided"
            )
        if examples is None and example_selector is None:
            raise ValueError(
                "One of 'examples' and 'example_selector' should be provided"
            )
        return values
    @root_validator()
    def template_is_valid(cls, values: Dict) -> Dict:
        """Check that prefix, suffix, and input variables are consistent."""
        if values["validate_template"]:
            input_variables = values["input_variables"]
            expected_input_variables = set(values["suffix"].input_variables)
            expected_input_variables |= set(values["partial_variables"])
            if values["prefix"] is not None:
                expected_input_variables |= set(values["prefix"].input_variables)
            missing_vars = expected_input_variables.difference(input_variables)
            if missing_vars:
                raise ValueError(
                    f"Got input_variables={input_variables}, but based on "
                    f"prefix/suffix expected {expected_input_variables}"
                )
        return values
    class Config:
        """Configuration for this pydantic object."""
        extra = Extra.forbid
        arbitrary_types_allowed = True
    def _get_examples(self, **kwargs: Any) -> List[dict]:
        if self.examples is not None:
            return self.examples
        elif self.example_selector is not None:
            return self.example_selector.select_examples(kwargs)
        else:
            raise ValueError
[docs]    def format(self, **kwargs: Any) -> str:
        """Format the prompt with the inputs.
        Args:
            kwargs: Any arguments to be passed to the prompt template.