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Building a Python tutor that gives hints without leaking answers, using a 3B local model

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Hint Tutor is a tool for intro Python courses. A student submits broken code, and it returns a hint that points at the bug without giving the fix. It runs fully offline on a 3B parameter model through Ollama. Repo: https://github.com/Abdurrafay19/hint_tutor The problem A TA with hundreds of lab sub…

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  1. 2026-10-19 14:51 · DEV Community — AI
    Building a Python tutor that gives hints without leaking answers, using a 3B local model

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