Over 73% of AI agent implementations in production now leverage tool-calling capabilities, transforming simple chatbots into autonomous systems that can interact with APIs, databases, and external services. Tool use has become the cornerstone of practical AI agent development in 2026. Photo by Daniil Komov on Pexels When we think about the evolution from basic language models to intelligent agents, tool use represents the crucial bridge. We're no longer limited to text generation — we can build agents that perform real actions in the world. Let me walk through how we can leverage Python to build tool-enabled AI agents that actually get things done.…