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Ahmed Ibrahim 26ce6649a2 Build Python SDK artifacts before publishing the runtime (#44061)
## Why

The SDK release workflow published the runtime before building the SDK, so an SDK build failure could leave the runtime published on its own.

## What changed

- Extract a reusable SDK build workflow that packages checked-in generated code and runs alongside runtime preparation. Require both builds before publishing the runtime, and verify runtime availability before publishing the SDK.
- Add `stage-sdk --codex-version` to set an explicit runtime dependency independently of the SDK version, retaining the checked-in pin by default and rejecting missing or duplicate pins.
- Accept Codex release tags in the runtime version resolver and use its normalized Python version for standalone runtime PyPI verification.

## Testing

Add coverage for wheel and source distribution metadata, preservation of checked-in code, independent beta SDK versions, runtime tag normalization, and invalid versions or dependency pins.

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OpenAI Codex Python SDK

Build Python applications that start Codex threads, run turns, stream progress, and control workspace access.

Install

Install the SDK:

pip install openai-codex

Quickstart

The SDK reuses your existing Codex authentication when one is already available:

from openai_codex import Codex

with Codex() as codex:
    thread = codex.thread_start()
    result = thread.run("Explain this repository in three bullets.")
    print(result.final_response)

thread.run(...) returns a TurnResult containing the final response, collected items, and token usage.

Authentication

Existing Codex authentication is reused automatically. To start ChatGPT browser login explicitly:

from openai_codex import Codex

with Codex() as codex:
    login = codex.login_chatgpt()
    print(login.auth_url)
    print(login.wait().success)

For device-code login:

with Codex() as codex:
    login = codex.login_chatgpt_device_code()
    print(login.verification_url, login.user_code)
    login.wait()

For API-key login:

with Codex() as codex:
    codex.login_api_key("sk-...")

Built-In Help

Use Python's standard help(openai_codex), help(Codex), or python -m pydoc openai_codex documentation tools.

Documentation

The package is licensed under the repository Apache License 2.0.