core-agent-ide/sdk/python/examples
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Add Python SDK thread.run convenience methods (#15088)
## TL;DR
Add `thread.run(...)` / `async thread.run(...)` convenience methods to
the Python SDK for the common case.

- add `RunInput = Input | str` and `RunResult` with `final_response`,
collected `items`, and optional `usage`
- keep `thread.turn(...)` strict and lower-level for streaming,
steering, interrupting, and raw generated `Turn` access
- update Python SDK docs, quickstart examples, and tests for the sync
and async convenience flows

## Validation
- `python3 -m pytest sdk/python/tests/test_public_api_signatures.py
sdk/python/tests/test_public_api_runtime_behavior.py`
- `python3 -m pytest
sdk/python/tests/test_real_app_server_integration.py -k
'thread_run_convenience or async_thread_run_convenience'` (skipped in
this environment)

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Co-authored-by: Codex <noreply@openai.com>
2026-03-19 00:57:48 +00:00
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01_quickstart_constructor Add Python SDK thread.run convenience methods (#15088) 2026-03-19 00:57:48 +00:00
02_turn_run Add Python SDK public API and examples (#14446) 2026-03-17 16:05:56 -07:00
03_turn_stream_events Add Python SDK public API and examples (#14446) 2026-03-17 16:05:56 -07:00
04_models_and_metadata Add Python SDK public API and examples (#14446) 2026-03-17 16:05:56 -07:00
05_existing_thread Add Python SDK public API and examples (#14446) 2026-03-17 16:05:56 -07:00
06_thread_lifecycle_and_controls Add Python SDK public API and examples (#14446) 2026-03-17 16:05:56 -07:00
07_image_and_text Add Python SDK public API and examples (#14446) 2026-03-17 16:05:56 -07:00
08_local_image_and_text Add Python SDK public API and examples (#14446) 2026-03-17 16:05:56 -07:00
09_async_parity Add Python SDK public API and examples (#14446) 2026-03-17 16:05:56 -07:00
10_error_handling_and_retry Add Python SDK public API and examples (#14446) 2026-03-17 16:05:56 -07:00
11_cli_mini_app Add Python SDK public API and examples (#14446) 2026-03-17 16:05:56 -07:00
12_turn_params_kitchen_sink Add Python SDK public API and examples (#14446) 2026-03-17 16:05:56 -07:00
13_model_select_and_turn_params Add Python SDK public API and examples (#14446) 2026-03-17 16:05:56 -07:00
14_turn_controls Add Python SDK public API and examples (#14446) 2026-03-17 16:05:56 -07:00
_bootstrap.py Add Python SDK public API and examples (#14446) 2026-03-17 16:05:56 -07:00
README.md Add Python SDK public API and examples (#14446) 2026-03-17 16:05:56 -07:00

Python SDK Examples

Each example folder contains runnable versions:

  • sync.py (public sync surface: Codex)
  • async.py (public async surface: AsyncCodex)

All examples intentionally use only public SDK exports from codex_app_server.

Prerequisites

  • Python >=3.10
  • Install SDK dependencies for the same Python interpreter you will use to run examples

Recommended setup (from sdk/python):

python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
python -m pip install -U pip
python -m pip install -e .

When running examples from this repo checkout, the SDK source uses the local tree and does not bundle a runtime binary. The helper in examples/_bootstrap.py uses the installed codex-cli-bin runtime package.

If the pinned codex-cli-bin runtime is not already installed, the bootstrap will download the matching GitHub release artifact, stage a temporary local codex-cli-bin package, install it into your active interpreter, and clean up the temporary files afterward.

Current pinned runtime version: 0.116.0-alpha.1

Run examples

From sdk/python:

python examples/<example-folder>/sync.py
python examples/<example-folder>/async.py

The examples bootstrap local imports from sdk/python/src automatically, so no SDK wheel install is required. You only need the Python dependencies for your active interpreter and an installed codex-cli-bin runtime package (either already present or automatically provisioned by the bootstrap).

python examples/01_quickstart_constructor/sync.py
python examples/01_quickstart_constructor/async.py

Index

  • 01_quickstart_constructor/
    • first run / sanity check
  • 02_turn_run/
    • inspect full turn output fields
  • 03_turn_stream_events/
    • stream a turn with a small curated event view
  • 04_models_and_metadata/
    • discover visible models for the connected runtime
  • 05_existing_thread/
    • resume a real existing thread (created in-script)
  • 06_thread_lifecycle_and_controls/
    • thread lifecycle + control calls
  • 07_image_and_text/
    • remote image URL + text multimodal turn
  • 08_local_image_and_text/
    • local image + text multimodal turn using a generated temporary sample image
  • 09_async_parity/
    • parity-style sync flow (see async parity in other examples)
  • 10_error_handling_and_retry/
    • overload retry pattern + typed error handling structure
  • 11_cli_mini_app/
    • interactive chat loop
  • 12_turn_params_kitchen_sink/
    • structured output with a curated advanced turn(...) configuration
  • 13_model_select_and_turn_params/
    • list models, pick highest model + highest supported reasoning effort, run turns, print message and usage
  • 14_turn_controls/
    • separate best-effort steer() and interrupt() demos with concise summaries