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slug: python-reference/Memory
---

<a id="letta.schemas.memory.Memory"></a>

## Memory

```python
class Memory(BaseModel)
```

Represents the in-context memory of the agent. This includes both the `Block` objects (labelled by sections), as well as tools to edit the blocks.

**Attributes**:

- `memory` _Dict[str, Block]_ - Mapping from memory block section to memory block.

<a id="letta.schemas.memory.Memory.get_prompt_template"></a>

#### get\_prompt\_template

```python
def get_prompt_template() -> str
```

Return the current Jinja2 template string.

<a id="letta.schemas.memory.Memory.set_prompt_template"></a>

#### set\_prompt\_template

```python
def set_prompt_template(prompt_template: str)
```

Set a new Jinja2 template string.
Validates the template syntax and compatibility with current memory structure.

<a id="letta.schemas.memory.Memory.load"></a>

#### load

```python
@classmethod
def load(cls, state: dict)
```

Load memory from dictionary object

<a id="letta.schemas.memory.Memory.compile"></a>

#### compile

```python
def compile() -> str
```

Generate a string representation of the memory in-context using the Jinja2 template

<a id="letta.schemas.memory.Memory.to_dict"></a>

#### to\_dict

```python
def to_dict()
```

Convert to dictionary representation

<a id="letta.schemas.memory.Memory.to_flat_dict"></a>

#### to\_flat\_dict

```python
def to_flat_dict()
```

Convert to a dictionary that maps directly from block names to values

<a id="letta.schemas.memory.Memory.list_block_names"></a>

#### list\_block\_names

```python
def list_block_names() -> List[str]
```

Return a list of the block names held inside the memory object

<a id="letta.schemas.memory.Memory.get_block"></a>

#### get\_block

```python
def get_block(name: str) -> Block
```

Correct way to index into the memory.memory field, returns a Block

<a id="letta.schemas.memory.Memory.get_blocks"></a>

#### get\_blocks

```python
def get_blocks() -> List[Block]
```

Return a list of the blocks held inside the memory object

<a id="letta.schemas.memory.Memory.link_block"></a>

#### link\_block

```python
def link_block(name: str, block: Block, override: Optional[bool] = False)
```

Link a new block to the memory object

<a id="letta.schemas.memory.Memory.update_block_value"></a>

#### update\_block\_value

```python
def update_block_value(name: str, value: str)
```

Update the value of a block

<a id="letta.schemas.memory.BasicBlockMemory"></a>

## BasicBlockMemory

```python
class BasicBlockMemory(Memory)
```

BasicBlockMemory is a basic implemention of the Memory class, which takes in a list of blocks and links them to the memory object. These are editable by the agent via the core memory functions.

**Attributes**:

- `memory` _Dict[str, Block]_ - Mapping from memory block section to memory block.


**Methods**:

- `core_memory_append` - Append to the contents of core memory.
- `core_memory_replace` - Replace the contents of core memory.

<a id="letta.schemas.memory.BasicBlockMemory.__init__"></a>

#### \_\_init\_\_

```python
def __init__(blocks: List[Block] = [])
```

Initialize the BasicBlockMemory object with a list of pre-defined blocks.

**Arguments**:

- `blocks` _List[Block]_ - List of blocks to be linked to the memory object.

<a id="letta.schemas.memory.BasicBlockMemory.core_memory_append"></a>

#### core\_memory\_append

```python
def core_memory_append(name: str, content: str) -> Optional[str]
```

Append to the contents of core memory.

**Arguments**:

- `name` _str_ - Section of the memory to be edited (persona or human).
- `content` _str_ - Content to write to the memory. All unicode (including emojis) are supported.


**Returns**:

- `Optional[str]` - None is always returned as this function does not produce a response.

<a id="letta.schemas.memory.BasicBlockMemory.core_memory_replace"></a>

#### core\_memory\_replace

```python
def core_memory_replace(name: str, old_content: str,
                        new_content: str) -> Optional[str]
```

Replace the contents of core memory. To delete memories, use an empty string for new_content.

**Arguments**:

- `name` _str_ - Section of the memory to be edited (persona or human).
- `old_content` _str_ - String to replace. Must be an exact match.
- `new_content` _str_ - Content to write to the memory. All unicode (including emojis) are supported.


**Returns**:

- `Optional[str]` - None is always returned as this function does not produce a response.

<a id="letta.schemas.memory.ChatMemory"></a>

## ChatMemory

```python
class ChatMemory(BasicBlockMemory)
```

ChatMemory initializes a BaseChatMemory with two default blocks, `human` and `persona`.

<a id="letta.schemas.memory.ChatMemory.__init__"></a>

#### \_\_init\_\_

```python
def __init__(persona: str, human: str, limit: int = 2000)
```

Initialize the ChatMemory object with a persona and human string.

**Arguments**:

- `persona` _str_ - The starter value for the persona block.
- `human` _str_ - The starter value for the human block.
- `limit` _int_ - The character limit for each block.