num_docs = len(docs)
        if self.max_tokens_limit and isinstance(
            self.combine_docs_chain, StuffDocumentsChain
        ):
            tokens = [
                self.combine_docs_chain.llm_chain.llm.get_num_tokens(doc.page_content)
                for doc in docs
            ]
            token_count = sum(tokens[:num_docs])
            while token_count > self.max_tokens_limit:
                num_docs -= 1
                token_count -= tokens[num_docs]
        return docs[:num_docs]
    def _get_docs(self, question: str, inputs: Dict[str, Any]) -> List[Document]:
        docs = self.retriever.get_relevant_documents(question)
        return self._reduce_tokens_below_limit(docs)
    async def _aget_docs(self, question: str, inputs: Dict[str, Any]) -> List[Document]:
        docs = await self.retriever.aget_relevant_documents(question)
        return self._reduce_tokens_below_limit(docs)
[docs]    @classmethod
    def from_llm(
        cls,
        llm: BaseLanguageModel,
        retriever: BaseRetriever,
        condense_question_prompt: BasePromptTemplate = CONDENSE_QUESTION_PROMPT,
        chain_type: str = "stuff",
        verbose: bool = False,
        condense_question_llm: Optional[BaseLanguageModel] = None,
        combine_docs_chain_kwargs: Optional[Dict] = None,
        callbacks: Callbacks = None,
        **kwargs: Any,
    ) -> BaseConversationalRetrievalChain:
        """Load chain from LLM."""
        combine_docs_chain_kwargs = combine_docs_chain_kwargs or {}
        doc_chain = load_qa_chain(
            llm,
            chain_type=chain_type,
            verbose=verbose,
            callbacks=callbacks,
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