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codex/sdk/python
chiam-oai 772abc9425 Preserve and expose thread item lifecycle timestamps (#47114)
## What changed

- Persist producer-recorded item start and completion times in thread history, preserving existing non-null values on updates.
- Return nullable `startedAtMs` and `completedAtMs` Unix millisecond timestamps from `thread/items/list`, and update the generated schemas and TypeScript and Python types.
- Leave timestamps unknown for existing rows and older writers.

## Testing

Add coverage for exact timestamp persistence, protocol round trips with present and missing timestamps, paginated item responses, and compatibility with older database writers.

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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.