# Token optimization using Python for prompt development

> Source: <https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/09/08/token-optimization-using-python-for-prompt-development/>
> Published: 2026-09-08 15:58:16+00:00

Dr. Magesh Kasthuri writes in Open Source For You about building a Python framework that takes an English prompt, analyzes it, strips duplicate or low-value text, and returns a shorter prompt that behaves like the original. Tokens are the units of text an LLM consumes, and they set cost, latency, rate limits, and how much […]