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Ahmed Ibrahim e7bffc5a20 [codex] Accept string input for Python turns (#23162)
## Summary
- Allow thread.turn and turn.steer, including async variants, to accept
RunInput so plain strings work alongside typed input objects.
- Export RunInput and update the SDK artifact generator so regenerated
turn methods keep the same signature and normalization.
- Update docs, examples, notebook cells, and tests to use string
shorthand for text-only turns while keeping typed inputs for multimodal
input.

## Validation
- uv run --extra dev ruff format .
- uv run --extra dev ruff check --output-format=github .
- python3 -m py_compile sdk/python/src/openai_codex/__init__.py
sdk/python/src/openai_codex/api.py
sdk/python/src/openai_codex/_inputs.py
sdk/python/scripts/update_sdk_artifacts.py
sdk/python/tests/test_public_api_signatures.py
sdk/python/tests/test_app_server_streaming.py
sdk/python/tests/test_app_server_turn_controls.py
sdk/python/tests/test_real_app_server_integration.py
- python3 -c "import json;
json.load(open('sdk/python/notebooks/sdk_walkthrough.ipynb'))"
- sdk/python/.venv/bin/python -c "import inspect, openai_codex; from
openai_codex import Thread, AsyncThread, TurnHandle, AsyncTurnHandle,
RunInput; funcs=[Thread.run, Thread.turn, AsyncThread.run,
AsyncThread.turn, TurnHandle.steer, AsyncTurnHandle.steer]; assert
all(inspect.signature(fn).parameters['input'].annotation == 'RunInput'
for fn in funcs); assert RunInput is openai_codex.RunInput"
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# 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 `openai_codex`
and `openai_codex.types`.
Examples use plain strings for text-only turns and typed input objects for
multimodal or structured input lists.
## Prerequisites
- Python `>=3.10`
- Install SDK dependencies for the same Python interpreter you will use to run examples
Recommended setup (from `sdk/python`):
```bash
uv sync
source .venv/bin/activate
```
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 `openai-codex-cli-bin` runtime package.
If the pinned `openai-codex-cli-bin` runtime is not already installed, the bootstrap
will download the matching GitHub release artifact, stage a temporary local
`openai-codex-cli-bin` package, install it into your active interpreter, and clean up
the temporary files afterward.
The pinned runtime version comes from the SDK package dependency.
## Run examples
From `sdk/python`:
```bash
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 `openai-codex-cli-bin` runtime package (either
already present or automatically provisioned by the bootstrap).
## Recommended first run
```bash
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 `steer()` and `interrupt()` demos with concise summaries
- `15_login_and_account/`
- browser-login handle lifecycle, cancellation, and account inspection