https://blog.dev.simpleenough.net/tags/python/Recent content in Python on Simple Enough BlogHugoenWed, 10 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0200https://blog.dev.simpleenough.net/blog/mcptuto/Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0200https://blog.dev.simpleenough.net/blog/mcptuto/<p>In the first article on Model Context Protocol servers, we laid the groundwork: its host / client / server architecture and its three primitives (tools, resources, prompts). Now for the practical part. In this tutorial, we build a small MCP server in Python from end to end, exposing one <strong>tool</strong> and one <strong>resource</strong>, then we connect it to a host to watch a model use it.</p> <hr> <h2 id="i-prerequisites-and-installation" class="heading">I. Prerequisites and installation<a href="#i-prerequisites-and-installation" aria-labelledby="i-prerequisites-and-installation"> <!-- <i class="fas fa-link anchor"></i> --> <svg class="svg-inline--fa fas fa-link anchor" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true" role="img" viewBox="0 0 640 512"><use href="#fas-link"></use></svg>&nbsp; </a> </h2> <p>You need <strong>Python 3.10 or higher</strong>. The official SDK also ships a handy command-line utility to test and install a server.</p>